OBRA: OBRA Chat: RE: Bicycle Registration

RE: Bicycle Registration

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Steve-@clark.wa.gov

2003-03-11

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He's evidently sending out the same canned reply to everybody on this topic

so I'm wondering if it's not just a mask to forge ahead with his special

interests (whatever they are in this case). Because he's not replying

specifically to anybody's comments, I sent him something to with the same

canned response from him, it just makes me wonder.

-----Original Message-----

From: The Field Family [mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com]

Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:29 PM

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: [OBRA Chat] Bicycle Registration

Below is Cliff Zauner's e-mail reply and my letter, strongly urging him to

withdraw the bicycle registration legislation.

Tom Field,

EWEB Windpower cycling team

I appreciate your comments. I sponsored this legislation to establish a

system to track lost or stolen bicycles and also to help identify

bicyclists involved in accidents. In no way do I mean to cause an

economic burden for bicyclist or deter folks from riding bikes. I first

thought of this while participating in cycle Oregon and then while

riding along bike paths with my grandchildren. What I had hoped to

accomplish through the bicycle regisatration program is to create a fund

that can be allocated toward transportation improvement projects such as

adding bike lanes and paths, cleaning up bike paths and bicycle

education. The bill is certainly not in a final form, it needs

amendments to make it less reliant on ODOT. I had anticipated a bill

quite different than the current bill but due to time constraints

dropped this a place holder. I also heard over the weekend that in fact

lost and stolen bikes are not recovered. I believe it was the Salem

police that picked up 200+ bicycles last year of which only 2 were

returned to the owners. There are also many other states with bicycle

registration programs.

Your email is certainly appreciated. Part of this process is getting

ideas out in the open so that a discussion can begin. This idea isn't

perfect but my goal is to come up with creative ways to raise revenues

for projects that will also help our environment and our health.

Cliff Zauner

State Representative

District 22

God Bless America!

-----Original Message-----

From: The Field Family [ <mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com>

mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com]

Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:44 PM

To: REP Zauner

Subject: Bicycle Registration Bill

Dear Mr. Zauner,

As a taxpayer and bicyclist in this state, I strongly oppose any bill

that

requires the registration of bicycles with the attendant fees. Do you

want

to discourage the population from using a clean, efficient form of

transportation? As a bicycle racer in this state, my bicycles are my

sporting equipment. Clearly taxing only one form of sporting equipment

is

discriminatory. Are you going to propose a tax on golf clubs, baseball

bats, soccer balls, ? I can't encourage you enough to withdraw bill

3135

as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Thomas O. Field, Jr., MD

EWEB Windpower Cycling Team

Member, Oregon Bicycle Racing Assoc

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<DIV>He's

evidently sending out the same canned reply to everybody on this topic so I'm

wondering if it's not just a mask to forge ahead with his special interests

(whatever they are in this case). Because he's not replying specifically to

anybody's comments, I sent him something to with the same canned response from

him, it just makes me wonder.</DIV>

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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: The Field Family

[mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:29

PM To: ob-@topica.com Subject: [OBRA Chat] Bicycle

Registration </DIV>Below is Cliff Zauner's e-mail reply and my

letter, strongly urging him to withdraw the bicycle registration

legislation. Tom Field, EWEB Windpower cycling team I

appreciate your comments. I sponsored this legislation to establish a

 system to track lost or stolen bicycles and also to help identify

 bicyclists involved in accidents. In no way do I mean to cause an

 economic burden for bicyclist or deter folks from riding bikes. I first

 thought of this while participating in cycle Oregon and then while

 riding along bike paths with my grandchildren. What I had hoped to

 accomplish through the bicycle regisatration program is to create a fund

 that can be allocated toward transportation improvement projects such as

 adding bike lanes and paths, cleaning up bike paths and bicycle

 education. The bill is certainly not in a final form, it needs

 amendments to make it less reliant on ODOT. I had anticipated a bill

 quite different than the current bill but due to time constraints

 dropped this a place holder. I also heard over the weekend that in fact

 lost and stolen bikes are not recovered. I believe it was the Salem

 police that picked up 200+ bicycles last year of which only 2 were

 returned to the owners. There are also many other states with bicycle

 registration programs. Your email is certainly appreciated. Part of

this process is getting ideas out in the open so that a discussion can

begin. This idea isn't perfect but my goal is to come up with creative

ways to raise revenues for projects that will also help our environment

and our health. Cliff Zauner State Representative District

22 God Bless America! -----Original Message----- From: The Field

Family [<A href="mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:tfie-@mindspring.com</A>] Sent:

Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:44 PM To: REP Zauner Subject: Bicycle

Registration Bill Dear Mr. Zauner, As a taxpayer and bicyclist in

this state, I strongly oppose any bill that requires the registration

of bicycles with the attendant fees. Do you want to discourage the

population from using a clean, efficient form of transportation? As a

bicycle racer in this state, my bicycles are my sporting equipment.

Clearly taxing only one form of sporting equipment is discriminatory.

Are you going to propose a tax on golf clubs, baseball bats, soccer balls,

? I can't encourage you enough to withdraw bill 3135 as soon as

possible. Sincerely, Thomas O. Field, Jr., MD EWEB Windpower Cycling

Team Member, Oregon Bicycle Racing Assoc <PRE>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.

To respond to the list manager send to ob-@teleport.com

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