A blanket ban on drones is similar to the total ban on bicycles. It would seem that allowing limited use of drones and limited use of bicycles would be a reasonable compromise.
Currently there are several bills before congress to relax some of the rules. For example, it seems pretty ridiculous that trail crews are not allowed the use of wheelbarrows for trail maintenance.
The Lake Tahoe area has some trails where bicycles are allowed only on alternating days. Seems like a nice compromise to me.
Here's some info on the bills:
H.R. 1349 Sustainable Trails Coalition and
New bill could rescind mountain biking ban
