Nanny State Update: New York District Bans Kids From Riding Bikes to School

America’s kids are too fat. Right? Don’t we hear that all the time? Isn’t it a steady mantra from the left that America is suffering from an “epidemic” of obesity? So, shouldn’t we want to encourage kids to get outdoors? Wouldn’t it be a good thing if kids rode a bicycle to school?

Not to the nanny state in New York it wouldn’t. Seventh-grader Adam Marino and his mother Janette discovered this unusual situation when Adam’s school in Saratoga Springs threatened them with disciplinary action if the pair didn’t stop riding bikes to school.

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The District also prohibits kids to walk to school, as well.

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Nanny State Update: New York District Bans Kids From Riding Bikes to School

America’s kids are too fat. Right? Don’t we hear that all the time? Isn’t it a steady mantra from the left that America is suffering from an “epidemic” of obesity? So, shouldn’t we want to encourage kids to get outdoors? Wouldn’t it be a good thing if kids rode a bicycle to school?

Not to the nanny state in New York it wouldn’t. Seventh-grader Adam Marino and his mother Janette discovered this unusual situation when Adam’s school in Saratoga Springs threatened them with disciplinary action if the pair didn’t stop riding bikes to school.

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The District also prohibits kids to walk to school, as well.

Did/does this particular school have especially hazardous pedestrian access? Does this situation still exist, seven years later? Also consider the source, rightwingnews.com, and the right wing invective used (not to mention the grammar errors).

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Not bad. My Audi needs a new fuel pump. Cost $7,000.

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Not bad. My Audi needs a new fuel pump. Cost $7,000.

And I thought motor bike parts were ridiculously priced.

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Grant
Darwin NT

My Dad is 6' 2" and loves his Camry Hybrid. Surprising how economical it is around town, but if you need to you can put the boot in & it goes quite nicely.

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Grant
Darwin NT

Since I have long legs, the drivers seat is all the way back in the adjustable seat rails

*visions of Hightower in the Honda Civic in the original Police Academy movie*

This is why I don't like Sedans today, the front doors seem smaller to Me.

And probably the positioning of the seat in relation to the door.
I used to have a teacher who was 6' 4" or 5" & he had a late 60s VW beetle.

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Grant
Darwin NT

Not bad. My Audi needs a new fuel pump. Cost $7,000.

Not sure what model you have but i see fuel pumps between $300 and $500 here.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Not bad. My Audi needs a new fuel pump. Cost $7,000.

Not sure what model you have but i see fuel pumps between $300 and $500 here.

The A3 TDI. It's the high pressure fuel pump. I am leaving it. I settled with Audi. They are buying the car back from me for what I paid for it plus $5,000 in damages.

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Not bad. My Audi needs a new fuel pump. Cost $7,000.

Not sure what model you have but i see fuel pumps between $300 and $500 here.

The A3 TDI. It's the high pressure fuel pump. I am leaving it. I settled with Audi. They are buying the car back from me for what I paid for it plus $5,000 in damages.

Good deal Carlos! Congratz. So what are you going to drive next?

I already bought a new Ford Edge. Not the 50 mpg of the Audi but reasonable for the extra space. Plus I can carry my bikes or boards inside.

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The reason I drive SUVs now is so I can slip in and out sideways without having to strain my knees on vertical movement... and with less risk of slipping on snow and ice. My Grand Cherokee was just a wee bit cramped for me, but my Trailblazer is almost perfect. Newer Chevy SUVs I've had as service loaners are more confining inside, even if they're bigger outside.

Problem is, it has multiple error codes and is overdue for state inspection, without which I can't renew the license plates, also overdue. Maybe Saturday; I'm not on anything at the museum. At this point, I may have to go to the dealer and pay their prices.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

state inspection

We don't have that in Kentucky. Closest thing to it was when they used to do exhaust testing, but they ended that program about 15 years ago.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

state inspection

We don't have that in Kentucky. Closest thing to it was when they used to do exhaust testing, but they ended that program about 15 years ago.

I misspoke. Just emissions testing, and only in the congested Chicago and St. Louis areas. But the check engine light is on, which is an automatic fail.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

CA requires smog inspections every other year. In some cities the inspection has to be done in the city due to higher standards.

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Here ya go, Vic, something else you can't afford. Batman Pursuing the Joker slot car set

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

The Penguin driving a "Micro" bus. Lol.

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The Penguin driving a "Micro" bus. Lol.

Oops, you're right. Penguin, not Joker.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

state inspection

We don't have that in Kentucky. Closest thing to it was when they used to do exhaust testing, but they ended that program about 15 years ago.

I misspoke. Just emissions testing, and only in the congested Chicago and St. Louis areas. But the check engine light is on, which is an automatic fail.

My Saturn has that intermittent engine light issue. I've been told it's a bad oxygen sensor.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

My Saturn has that intermittent engine light issue. I've been told it's a bad oxygen sensor.

They typically don't cost much to replace.

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