why can't i bike over the ambassador bridge?

[DetroitSTAR]

I think it is funny that so many of you rbi.k that just because something is a "public road" it automatically means you can ride a bike on it. I respect bicycle transportation and support new bike lanes, but you must understand certain limitations. The Lodge is a public road but that doesn't mean you can go for anevening ride on it.

For comparison, The Joe is a public building but they don't give every citizen their own set ok keys to it. I support bike lanes and cyclists, but I do not support them on all roadways. Too often riders cause more problems than not on major roadways.

[EastsideAl]

I think it is funny that so many of you rbi.k that just because something is a "public road" it automatically means you can ride a bike on it. I respect bicycle transportation and support new bike lanes, but you must understand certain limitations. The Lodge is a public road but that doesn't mean you can go for anevening ride on it.

Bicycles are permitted on all public rights-of-way in the State of Michigan, except as explicitly prohibited as in the case of limited-access roadways [[i.e. freeways). Ontario's rules are similar.

My guess is that Wesley Mouch is right, and that pedestrians, and perhaps bicycles, were originally permitted to cross for free under the terms of the bridge's original charter.