February 9, 2011

Weren’t you listening when they read it aloud?

SB [DC Streetsblog]: I was just in an EPW Committee hearing and there was some talk about the fact that some small amount of money in the reauthorization historically gets used for things like bike trails. Some people think that’s waste; some people think biking is a mode of transportation. What do you think?

DH [Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)]: I don’t think biking should fall under the federal purview of what the Transportation Committee is there for. If a state wants to do it, or local municipality, they can do whatever they want to. But no, because then you have us mandating bike paths, which you don’t want either.

SB: But you’re OK with mandating highways?

DH: Absolutely, yeah. Because that’s in the constitution. I don’t see riding a bike the same as driving a car or flying an airplane.

posted by in history, law, politics | * | 3 comments 

comments

  1. Deron Bauman on February 9th, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Bikes are totally in the constitution.

  2. Michael Smith on February 9th, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Airplanes are also in the constitution.

  3. Deron Bauman on February 9th, 2011 at 9:52 am

    Magic 8 ball.

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