Kerry Summers

Hi, I oppose this bill for many reasons: Registration fees and penalties would discourage bicycling, undermining public health, quality of life, and tourism The bill would make New Hampshire far less bike-friendly, harming the state’s tourism economy It would disproportionately affect people who rely on bicycles as their primary mode of transportation, especially those with limited incomes 1. The cost of implementing the registration program may exceed the revenue it generates; the fiscal note states that revenues cannot be determined 2. It would disproportionately affect people who rely on bicycles as their primary mode of transportation, especially those with limited incomes 3. Registration fees and penalties would discourage bicycling, undermining public health, quality of life, and tourism It seems like the whole goal of the registration is to stop people from cycling. The annual registration of a bicycle may cost more than the price of a child’s bike - but it would need to be registered to ride on our rail trails, where there’s no auto traffic. New drivers would have more rights than 16-years-old cyclists. Proof of ownership may be impossible to demonstrate when bikes are often handed down. This doesn’t appear to be solving REAL problems, of which our state has many. Best, Kerry Summers