By Mr.
Barrett of Reading, petition (accompanied by bill, House No. 4282} of the
Boston Area Bicycle Coalition, Michael J. Barrett, John A. Businger, Andrew
H. Card, Jr., and Robert A. Cerasoli that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authxity be required to allow passengers to take bicycles on facilities
of said authority.
In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-Nine
AN ACT ALLOWING PASSENGERS ON THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY TO TAKE BICYCLES ON ITS FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of chapter l6lA of the general laws is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
(n) The authority shall allow its passengers to take bicycles
on its facilities including but not limited to subways, trolleys,
buses and commuter rail.