Mr. Nichols argued that the idea of banning trampolines was akin to banning bicycles or footballs.

Traffic signs banning motorcycles and bicycles from that road were abolished at the same time.

"We told them they might as well ban bicycles," said Roberta Duquette, whose sons, Paul, 17, and David, 14, ride skateboards.

The biggest local controversy concerned a series of proposals that would have banned bicycles and dogs from the lovely esplanade that borders the Hudson.

Unlike Sark, Herm also bans bicycles.

Trying to ease traffic and cut down on accidents, Shanghai had even banned bicycles from many main streets, news that still amazes me.

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He lists a few measures New York City may take, such as "reversing traffic direction from block to block" (presumably to drive motorists up the wall) and banning bicycles from sidewalks.

And the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge between Staten Island and Brooklyn bans bicycles altogether.

However, Inwood Hill Park currently bans bicycles on all paths so the connections are not technically recognized nor officially encouraged at this time.