When reading Zack Colman’s column, Bicyclists need to stay on sidewalk (SN 4/9), all I could think was “Finally, someone said it!”
While I completely agree with Colman that bicyclists who ride in the middle of the road are annoying to drivers in a hurry, I want to accentuate the fact that these bicyclists are putting themselves in danger. Since I am always driving on campus, I’m used to bikers and pedestrians biking and walking everywhere and anywhere at any time.
However, there are some drivers who aren’t as savvy to this. As Colman said, there are many things a person can be doing in their car. Even if it is only one second that a driver takes their eyes off the road, either to change the radio or pick up something they dropped, that second could be the second that decides a bicyclist’s fate.
In the case of heavy machinery vs. human, heavy machinery will win, even if the bicyclist is wearing a helmet. So please, for your own safety, bicyclists, stay on the sidewalk.
Nicole Genaw
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