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Amish villageAmish frustrating drivers in Kentucky as new ruling allows them to ride bikes
A new ruling allowing Amish people to ride bikes is creating chaos for motorists in Kentucky, according to local officials.
While motorists have long been frustrated by horse drawn carriages on the roadways, now the community is taking to bikes as well.
"Apparently, this year, I have heard, the bishops have authorized the use of bicycles," Daviess County Commissioner Nathan Gabhart told GC Daily World.
"It's a new addition. I guess before now they had not been allowed to use them.”
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"There are a lot of them out there, hundreds of them," said Daviess County Chief Deputy Gary Allison.
"That lack of experience, that a lot of people put together riding bikes as kids, is something they don't have and that adds to the danger."
"I don't know exactly how many bikes we have now, but I know it is quite a few," added Gabhart.
"I believe we have around 10,000 Amish in the county. That's the last figure I heard, so the bicycles are rampant out there and the bicycle techniques are perhaps less than desirable. It just seems like there is a safety issue."
Even with the explosion of bicycles in the Amish country, officials say the county has been fortunate in terms of serious accidents. "We have had no serious accidents reported yet," said Allison. "It only takes one to turn this into a much bigger problem. We're trying to avoid that first one."
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They'll be 'Luddite louts' next...
Time for a new road.cc sticker? 'Cyclists, stay rampant'.
I'm more worried about the exploding bicycles!
You know a lot of country's just live with the chaos and adapt. I remember in India all the cows wandering all over the roads and all other users having to drive/ride more carefully, kind of like mobile traffic calming, but no-one complained about the cows as far as I could see. The road traffic accidents are terrible in India so it is not the solution, but the point is, roads are not just for cars (until there is a change in the law) - to me this is the fundamental problem in 'developed' countries and this story illustrates this perfectly.
*Seems* like?
Without casualty figures to back that up it *seems* like he has a prejudice problem.
bikebot nailed it, exactly right!
bikebot nailed it, exactly right!
This made me chuckle.
Rampant bicycles with inexperienced users mixing with unwelcoming drivers. Sounds like London on a tube strike day
Nice to see the Amish entering the 19th Century.
Is Bicycles Rampant a Heraldic term?
They aren't allow carbon frames or disc brakes...
Or three bicycles rampant sable
Aren't there some religious restrictions regarding electric lights?
Basically Kentucky now has more hipsters per square mile than anywhere else on the planet.
There was an agreement made a few years ago that the Amish buggies would be fitted with front and rear lights.
Very good!
People in Kentucky are also mad that they re forced to wear shoes.
i guess two issues, one is the equivalent of bikeability. The other is US drivers....
You cannot possibly imagine my joy at reading that statement. Rampant. Wow. Well played Amish bishops. You made bicycles rampant.