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Old 05-27-2005, 4:46 PM
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Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

Why are people riding these things on the road? I thought they were for inside malls and government buildings only.
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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

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Why are people riding these things on the road? I thought they were for inside malls and government buildings only.

Don't forget grocery stores .
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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

It is obvious that his family should sue since the stop sign was not mounted at a level where the rider could have seen easily.
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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

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"You can legally drive them on the streets, but you have to obey all the laws just like anyone else on a motorcycle or in a car, and he didn't in this case. He ran a stop sign and unfortunately was hit by the northbound vehicle," Sgt. Randy Sims said.
Are they really road legal in Kansas....
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Old 05-27-2005, 11:11 PM
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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

Legal in Kansas ?? not legal here saw a guy riding once at nearby elementary school the police came and took the thing away and arrested the guy apparently he was being a menace to the people at the playground.Those bikers nothing but a bunch of hooligans
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Re: Man Killed When Pocket Bike Collides With SUV

You can make them street legal in California, and register and insure them like anything else - though why you'd want to?
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