Some heroic entrepreneurs just launched the Nashville Pedal Tavern, a 16 person pub-crawilin-pedal-machine. It’s half bicycle / half tavern, and it’s been on the streets for about 6 weeks. I met Ryan, one of the owners, just after he got started up. I was out with some friends, and I saw the behemoth bike rounding the corner at 12th and Demonbreun.
Ryan told me about their plans for taking the Nashville party bus market by storm. Being curious about the business plan, I asked him about liability concerns, and he quickly put all fears to rest. Basically, their treat their party bike like an antique car, and they drive at an average of 5 miles an hour. So you’re probably more likely to get hurt on the dance floor than on the Pedal Tavern.
But that hasn’t stopped people from getting nervous. The Tennessean just ran an article titled “Nashville Pedal Tavern rides into Music City and safety issues arise.” So what do you think? Is Nashville ready for this?
I think we need a brave councilperson to draft an ordnance especially for these guys that goes something like this … “whereas Nashville ranks 14th on a list of top DUI cities, and whereas TN ranks as the 2nd fattest state, and where as Pedal Tavern’s offers a safe and healthy way for tourists and residents to enjoy our cities finest establishments, we extend all rights of the road to Pedal Taverns that are currently enjoyed by motor vehicles in the State of TN.”
Note: this would allow passengers to drink while riding. After all, it’s legal to drink as vehicle passenger in the state of TN. Shouldn’t we go ahead and extend the equal rights to Pedal Tavern passengers?
