As Vancouver's battle over the Hornby Street bike lane rolls into its third year, an Oregon lawmaker is trying to make it illegal to carry a child on a bicycle.

Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) has introduced a bill to amend an Oregon statute to make it illegal to carry a child younger than 6 years old on either a bicycle or in a bike trailer. Oregon House Bill 2228 would include a fine of $90.

Portland's biking community is pedaling furiously against the proposed ban.

"We'll fight it. It won't pass," responded Rob Sadowsky, Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, in a Tweet.

Rep. Greenlick has said the bill was prompted by a study on injuries among bike commuters in the Portland area. In a statement, he compared this issue to the 1950s, when seat belts weren't required for children. 

Monte Paulsen researches sustainability for the non-profit Tyee Solutions Society.