COPTER ASSAULT IN THE PARK

homeowner said:

Horses are still used in NYC because they are effective at crowd control. One policeman on a bike could easily be overwhelmed by a group of 4-5. The height of the officer on horseback and the size of the animals make crowd control much easier and more effective. This is why horses remained even after forces went to motorized vehicles.

There's also the fact that a lot of city folks are scared of/intimidated by animals generally and those that aren't usually don't want to harm the animals. All in all, from the police perspective their ability to protect themselves from the masses and possibly subdue a crowd trumps the convenience, cost savings, and mobility of a bike force. Plus the horses are cool in parades.

homeowner said:

Horses are still used in NYC because they are effective at crowd control. One policeman on a bike could easily be overwhelmed by a group of 4-5. The height of the officer on horseback and the size of the animals make crowd control much easier and more effective. This is why horses remained even after forces went to motorized vehicles.

Yes nothing will put the dirty hippies exercising their constitutional rights back into their free speech zone or disperse them when their presence becomes inconvenient for the city quite like a bunch of horses charging towards them.

whynot_31 said:

If you have a horse, do you have to move it for Alternate Side regulations?

Can you a tie a horse to a bike rack or do you have to feed the meter when you park it?

There you go hamilton! Charge a quarter and the city will be rolling in the dough!

homeowner said:

I'm sure in a pinch you could do like the bikers and illegally tie up to a parking meter or signpost,

It's not actually illegal to lock to a sign or parking meter. As long at they are both unblocked.

Just be glad you will be able to keep your insurance if you like it.

....oh, wait.

Given the state of healthcare, I've concluded that no one should be sick. Ever.

Yes, but we could all eat and drink as much as we wanted, without having to excercise.