City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0063R

• File #: 08-0063R
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Information Campaign - "Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/15/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/27/2008
• Title: Public Information Campaign - "Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner and the Director of Transportation to develop a public information campaign to inform Baltimore City residents which two-wheeled motorized vehicles are permitted on City streets and the penalties for violating Baltimore City Code pertaining to the operation, sale, transfer, or storage of prohibited vehicles.
• Sponsors: Sharon Green Middleton, President Young, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Dirt Bikes, Public Information Campaign, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Recommended Favorably
10/27/2008	0	City Council	Adopted
9/18/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/18/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/15/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
9/15/2008	0	City Council	Assigned
9/15/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Public Information Campaign - "Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles

FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner and the Director of Transportation to develop a public information campaign to inform Baltimore City residents which two-wheeled motorized vehicles are permitted on City streets and the penalties for violating Baltimore City Code pertaining to the operation, sale, transfer, or storage of prohibited vehicles.
Body Recitals

The Baltimore Police Department reports facing many issues surrounding the illegal riding of dirt bikes on the streets and sidewalks of Baltimore City. Citizen safety is threatened by operators of these vehicles who fail to follow any rules of the road, drive at excessive speed, and zoom dangerously in and out of traffic. The illegal operation of these vehicles poses a very serious public and personal safety risk to all citizens, including the riders.

According to the Baltimore City Towing Section, 232 dirt bikes, 65 all-terrain vehicles, and 88 scooters were seized and towed to the impound lot from January 1, 2008 - May 30, 2008 – a situation that may have been exacerbated by the recent spike in gas prices and an increased emphasis on lessening the harmful effects of vehicle emissions. In August, the media reported that scooters sales were ...