Legal Juice

As a regular bicycle rider (and commuter), The Juice must confess that, if he lived in Florida, he would be a serial offender of this absolutely ridiculous law. And yes, it's still on the books.

Title XXIII - MOTOR VEHICLES - Chapter 316 - STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

316.2065 - Bicycle regulations.

... (7) Any person operating a bicycle shall keep at least one hand upon the handlebars.

Might as well outlaw "things you do for kicks" ... Here's a link to the statute.

As a daily bicycle commuter, The Juice is usually sympathetic to cyclists done wrong. Usually ... Per The Santa Cruz Sentinel:

[Two] boys, both 17-year-old Santa Cruz residents, went to a Mission Street music store and tried to sell [a] violin, which had been reported stolen during a car burglary on the Westside the night before, police said.

A store employee alerted police and an officer came to arrest the teens on suspicion of possessing stolen property. While that was going on, someone stole one of the boys' bikes, which was outside the music shop, police said.

The boys were booked into Juvenile Hall. Their names were not released because they are minors. The stolen bike wasn't found, but the violin was returned to its owner.

How about this defense: Would a thief leave a bike unlocked? I rest my case!