Philadelphia considers mandatory bicycle registration

Anything for a buck.

As bicycle ridership increases - along with related accidents - two City Councilmen want to make sure that cyclists don't become safety hazards.

Councilmen Jim Kenney and Frank DiCicco plan to introduce several pieces of legislation tomorrow that would set tougher standards for Philadelphia cyclists.

"It's a good thing people are using more and more bicycles for transportation," Kenney said. "But there are rules they have to follow."

Kenney's legislation would increase the fine for riding on the sidewalk from $10 to $300, increase the fine for riding with headphones from $3 to $300 and require that people on bicycles without brakes face a $1,000 fine or confiscation.

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