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===Bicycle use=== Pursuant to the Department of the Army final rule established in 2016,<ref>(1) {{cite journal |author=Department of the Army, Department of Defense |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/26/2016-23087/army-national-military-cemeteries |title=81 FR 65875: Final rule: Amendments to 32 CFR 553.33 (Visitors rules for Army National Military Cemeteries)|quote=(c) ... Specifically, no person shall: .... (8) Ride a bicycle or similar conveyance in an Army National Military Cemetery, except with a proper pass issued by the Executive Director to visit a gravesite or niche. An individual visiting a relative's gravesite or niche may be issued a temporary pass by the Executive Director to proceed directly to and from the gravesite or niche on a bicycle or similar vehicle or conveyance.|pages=65875β65888|journal=[[Federal Register]]|volume=81|date=September 26, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717205123/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/26/2016-23087/army-national-military-cemeteries|archive-date=July 17, 2017}}<br />(2) {{cite news|last=Wentling|first=Nikki|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/arlington-national-cemetery-to-impose-bicycle-ban-1.434693|title=Arlington National Cemetery to impose bicycle ban|newspaper=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]|date=October 18, 2016|quote=Bicyclists will no longer be allowed to ride through the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery under a new policy that's set to start next week despite protest from local officials and bicycle groups. Bicyclists disrupt funeral services, affect other visitors' experiences and pose safety concerns, the Army said in an announcement of the new rule, which goes into effect Oct. 26. But the Arlington County Board and bicycle advocacy organizations in Arlington and nearby Fairfax County argued cyclists using the cemetery do so respectfully.|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717205551/https://www.stripes.com/news/arlington-national-cemetery-to-impose-bicycle-ban-1.434693#.WW0kjdyQy70 |archive-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> the cemetery's bicycle policy states bicycling presents a potential safety hazard, and is only allowed on its grounds with a family pass.<ref>(1) {{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Visit/Getting-Here/Getting-Around/Bicycle-Use-Policy|title=Bicycle Use Policy|date=October 26, 2016|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery, United States Army|location=[[Arlington County, Virginia]]|access-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717205926/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Visit/Getting-Here/Getting-Around/Bicycle-Use-Policy|archive-date=July 17, 2017}} <br />(2) {{cite web|last=Kelleher |first=Colleen |url=http://wtop.com/arlington/2016/10/bikes-pets-banned-from-arlington-national-cemetery/|title=Bikes, pets banned from Arlington National Cemetery|work=Arlington VA News|publisher=[[WTOP-FM|WTOP]]|date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717210120/http://wtop.com/arlington/2016/10/bikes-pets-banned-from-arlington-national-cemetery/|archive-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref>
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