Cyclists, your papers please...

[dg3]

be aware you must now provide a bill of sale for your bicycle when stopped by rcmp. if have none with you, they will seize it,
canada is now officially a police state.

[Jo]

Do you have a link to this story?

[dg3]

i was pulled over in a bike lane yesterday and rcmp told me this, i asked any bikes my brand reported stolen. he said no.

[asas]

I have had to step over bovine scatology before, but really???

[Bsuds]

I would ask the officer to please show me the law in writing.

[GordonH]

Seem a little far fetched to me.

[dg3]

this a true event. happened to me yesterday, they were having one of their ticket blitzs pulling over alot of people, so they get in nazi mode. best not to argue, so no ticket for me,

[kgcayenne]

Thanks for the heads-up, I will be putting a copy of my receipt in my purse.

[driveangry]

I have no problem with it, need papers for your car/truck, snowmobile/atv, motorcycle, why not a bike. They are stolen daily. They have to follow the rules of the road. They should take it a step further and have bikes registered, insured and plated.

[kgcayenne]

I saw a helmet-less dufus riding the wrong way in the bicycle lane down Springfield this morning, if only there were a way to ticket/fine those people.

I encountered one last year when I was in the lane going the correct way on my bicycle, I ended up suffering from a lack of self control and verbally reprimanded him.

[the truth]

Seem a little far fetched to me.

agree 100%

[LordEd]

canada is now officially a police state.

Posting from the prison computer then?

[the truth]

safe to say 99% riding there bikes do not even have there original bill of sale anymore

[Bsuds]

I wonder if the bike cops have proof of ownership?

[Captain Awesome]

I saw a helmet-less dufus riding the wrong way in the bicycle lane down Springfield this morning, if only there were a way to ticket/fine those people.

There's is. Police just doesn't really enforce it.

I cycle helmetlessly but never been pulled over.