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Bike Ban
May 8, 2008 | 9:58 PM
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Motorcycles are banned from Atlantic Station because of the noise that may offend some shoppers.  What do you think of this noise abatement policy?  Let me know you thoughts.
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YoungChevyBoy
May 8, 2008 | 10:14 PM

no they shouldend because bikes and cars are both vehicles. its dumb. if there gonna band bikes they should band cars!
mtnpotter
May 8, 2008 | 10:15 PM

Don't "ban" the bikes - enforce the laws that apply to ALL motor vehicles - that's the job of the police - since when can't a legally licensed vehicle obeying traffic laws travel on public conveyances?? Or is Atlantic Station some exclusive "island resort" where those laws don't apply!! Your tax dollars at work - what are the police doing??
MagicalMe73
May 8, 2008 | 10:20 PM

I think that is INSANE! That is going back to the stereotype that motorcycles and the people who ride them are bad!
If you are going to ban motorcycles then you also need to ban people who have loud stereo systems or cars that are loud.. That is crazy and if that is the way they want to be then they dont deserve the business of good honest hardworking caring people!!
We live to ride and ride to live we live life wide open and we care enough to ride for people whom we will never know and whom we will never meet!
PoshPurse read my blog
May 8, 2008 | 10:20 PM

If they can rule out bikes, what's next? Baby carriages??? This is an absurd rule that will only have far reaching problems...especially when Target gets tired of them parking in their stalls for their customers.
Felicia Atkins
Cromagnon read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 10:21 PM

Well, there are some motorcycles that are quiet...(ie..have Mufflers)..and those who are loud ...(ie...Don't have mufflers or have crappy mufflers).

I never understood the point to have a motorcycle that was too damn loud to sit and listen to it for more than a couple of minutes.
Where I come from we call those motorcycles what they are..(PIECE's of SHI*). Why? because any self respecting motorcycle riders knows how important a good muffler is. If you want your machine to go 'fast'...you do it by improving your engine or buying a different engine....not by taking a screwdriver to your muffler to make your motorcycle to sound loud.

That's along the lines of kids sticking playing cards in the spokes of their bicycles to make noise. SAME MENTALITY.

So, YES I SUPPORT the BAN.
sweibel
May 8, 2008 | 10:22 PM

I wouldn't insult my motorcycle by going to Atlanta Station anyway. Overrated, boring, unintersting place. Give me the mountains anyday. It's terrible public relations and a dumb decision. Do they know how many motorcycles there are in metro Atlanta? A couple of whiney consumers successfully invalidate an entire group of really decent people who ride bikes. In this economy a very dumb decision
dkmikey
May 8, 2008 | 10:23 PM

I ride a motorcycle that is no louder than any car. I have a handicap tag on my motorcycle and was told I was not allowed on the property. And in order to shop at Atlantic Station I was told to park off the property and walk in. Not only was I discriminated against for riding a motorcycle but also for being handicap. I would like to know if and when a protest will take place because I will gladly participate. Daniel Michael @ dkmikey@comcast.net 404-592-4355
Sprngr1
May 8, 2008 | 10:24 PM

There is so much wrong with this decision I can't even begin. Atlantic Station will no longer be a destination for our group of riders to go and spen money. They need to wise up. Next they'll ban crying babies!!
tomwllrd
May 8, 2008 | 10:25 PM

Wow, banning a specific street legal vehicle. This is unacceptable. You should not be able to ban a particular vehicle just because you do not like it. I don't own a motorcycle but do not feel that banning them is acceptable.
bikerider14
May 8, 2008 | 10:25 PM

You've got to be kidding. They're banning all motorcycles because some of them are loud and some of them are driven by idiots. They just lost all of the high end Harley owners. What are they going to do if a loud car comes through and misses a stop sign?
bikerider14
May 8, 2008 | 10:27 PM

Wow. All of the sudden the email address at Atlantic Station is "undeliverable".
ChrisW904
May 8, 2008 | 10:29 PM

Fox5 reported that Atlantic Station were still allowing scooters, but not motorcycles. Has Atlantic Station not looked at the definition of "motorcycle" in state law? Also, aren't the streets in Atlantic Station city streets? If so, how can Atlantic Station govern who uses those streets? If the streets are not city streets, who pays for miantenance of the traffic lights and who authorized the various traffic control devices? These are functions normally reserved to governments entities, not a developer. I know in my subdivision, I can't get an intersection made into a 4-way stop to slow cars down.

As far as banning motorcycles, why ban me? I ride and have NEVER been to Atlantic Station on my motorcycle.

I think I am going to write the retailers I frequent there and let them know I will take my business elsewhere; I suggest other riders do the same.
SecondGen7
May 8, 2008 | 10:29 PM

This policy is absurd. Yes, motorcycles can be loud. But so can many other vehicles, in many other ways, and to single out motorcycles is inane. What's next, banning all modified imports with their "offensive" exhausts? All cars with loud stereos?

To be perfectly honest, I quit going to Atlantic Station on my motorcycle long ago ... ever since they began disallowing us to park in the parking deck and forcing us to find spaces at street level (which is nearly impossible). So I guess I'm not surprised they've come out with this policy ... seems motorcycles were never welcome.

In the end it'll be their loss.
oxoe226
May 8, 2008 | 10:29 PM

Protest in the works...

Thursday May 15, 2008

http://www.georgiasportbike.com/showthread.php?t=6270
bluehd
May 8, 2008 | 10:31 PM

If my dollars are not good enough on a bike,
I will never shop Atlantic Station in my car either.
MagnoliaGold
May 8, 2008 | 10:35 PM

Everyone wants us to spend our money in todays economy....but they dont want us there on a motorcycle? Why don't they just shoot theirselves in the foot! As a Harley owner they will never see 1 red cent from my pocket! Riders are welcome all over the world and they raise a lot money for many charities as well as spending wherever they go.... just not at Atlantic Station? LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES AND IT IS MOTORCYCLE AWARNESS MONTH! Shame on Atlantic Station and thier whiners!
Pateetong
May 8, 2008 | 10:39 PM

It is ridiculous.

I think all bike owners and lovers should avoid shopping there. Let them feel it in their bottom line until they get some sense.

I also think some motorcycle clubs should organize some rides - with hundreds of bikes - and the destination as Atlantic Station. They should go there - and park - and not shop. Just block it off. On the weekends. A couple weekends of lost revenue and they will learn their lesson. I suggest Harleys with Screamin' Eagle exhausts, and Kawasaki ZRX's with Megaphones doing rolling burnouts.
thatlisagirl read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 10:44 PM

I understand anti-cruising laws, it promotes loitering which can become a terrtorial disturbance. However, when an area bans and tickets motorcyclists for their mere presence, that becomes discriminatory. Where is the line between preference and discrimination? Motorcycles are a legal vehicle to operate in any public roadway in the United States, including Georgia. I dont know how Atlantic Station has the legal base to ban a legal motor vehicle from the area due to their preference.
BADD-BOY
May 8, 2008 | 10:48 PM

AS A PRESIDENT OF A MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF A LARGER MOTORCYCLE ORGANIZATION IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND STATE OF GEORGIA I WANT ALL TO KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF US ARE FUND RAISING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DONATE TO MANY MANY CAUSES SUCH AS CANCER HEART DISEASE AND DIABITIES FOUNDATIONS TO NAME A FEW.

TO MAKE A STATEMENT LIKE THIS SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AS BIKERS. THERE MAY BE SOME BAD APPLES
THEREFORE LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO DO ITS JOB AS IT PERTAINS TO TRAFFIC LAWS AND NOISE ORDINANCES.

THIS ACTION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND OPENS THE ATLANTIC STATION VENUE TO A LAWSUIT,
THAT BORDERS ON IF NOT CROSSES THE LINE INTO DISCRIMINATION.

IF MY WIFE AND I WANT TO GO HAVE DINNER AFTER A LONG DAY OF RIDING I CANT GO TO ATLANTIC STATION ?....THATS CARZY
MY BIKE IS CLOSE TO $30,000
DO THEY REALLY THINK I WILL LEAVE IT IN A TARGET PARKIG LOT ?
I THINK NOT.

I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE A VERY LARGE AND VOCAL PROTEST TO THIS UNPRECEDENTED RIDICULOUSNESS.
THE MOTORCYCLE COMMUNITY IN ATLANTA IS VERY
VERY LARGE AND WE DO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN ATLANTIC STATION.


WE ARE NOT ALWAYS ON OUR MOTORCYCLES.
BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE BIKERS WE ARE EVERYWHERE EVEN IF YOU DONT SEE A MOTORCYCLE.
motorcyclerider
May 8, 2008 | 10:50 PM

Class action lawsuit for discrimination?
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