Mackinac Island faces possible legal action over electric bike policy ( upnorthlive.com )

Wahots , 1 month ago

They are gonna lose that fight against her, lol. They didn't have snowmobiles, planes or electric mobility scooters in the late 1800s either, haha. And yet, those are allowed. Banning cars is a noble goal. Banning clean forms of transit while still allowing ICE vehicles is kinda crazy.

billwashere , 1 month ago

This seems like a no-brainer. A simple case-by-case basis seems very reasonable. I mean I bet they’d allow her to have a motorized wheelchair. And that’s got a throttle and no pedal assist. Plus don’t fuck with the ADA … that’s just wrong.

fiercekitten , 1 month ago

"I tried to go through the correct channels, I was denied twice. The second time I went, I had a letter of medical necessity. I was still denied. I wasn’t given a reason for the denial," Hudson said.

That’s terrible. I really hope she wins.

I don’t understand how the city sees this woman, sees her letter of medical necessity, knows she’s been in a terrible accident with serious injury and is trying to get out and enjoy life the ways that she can, and still they refuse to let her ride. I would really like to hear their reasoning.