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DaWei
Guest
DISCLAIMER: These are not, I repeat, *NOT* my opinions. I'm just
sharing something I read in the paper this morning with all of you, as
it will presumably lead to discussion.
Bicyclists are safety hazards
On Sunday, my husband and I were traveling northeast on Route 202 from
Oakland to Mahwah. This road is a narrow, two-lane road. A bunch of
cyclists going southwest toward Oakland would not yield to any cars.
Drivers who wanted to pass them had to use the opposite lane. Cyclists
just laughed as one oncoming auto almost hit our car.
Something has to be done about this. Cyclists need to be licensed and
have to pay insurance if they are going to ride the much-used main
roads. Licensing will bring much revenue to this state.
Bicycling is wonderful, but it causes hazards on our main roads. When a
bunch of children are killed on a winding road because of cyclists,
then maybe someone will wake up.
Betty Callahan, Mahwah
***
As for my two cents' worth, I strongly disagree with this lady, as the
vast majority of you presumably will as well. We need to be encouraging
people to bike/hike/use alternative modes of transportation, etc.
People seem baffled that there's an ever-worsening obesity epidemic in
this country. What I find baffling is that they're baffled. And
whatever happened to sharing the roads? Where does this lady, and so
many people like her for that matter, get off implying that motorists
are doing cyclists a favor by "letting" them use public roads? And if
she's so concerned about increased revenue for the state, how about a
luxury tax for all the gas-guzzling SUVs out there? (Yes, I realize
that's not about to happen any time soon, as that would be political
suicide for any elected official gutsy enough to actually suggest such
a thing.) Anyway, I was just wondering what the rest of you had to say
about this.
David
sharing something I read in the paper this morning with all of you, as
it will presumably lead to discussion.
Bicyclists are safety hazards
On Sunday, my husband and I were traveling northeast on Route 202 from
Oakland to Mahwah. This road is a narrow, two-lane road. A bunch of
cyclists going southwest toward Oakland would not yield to any cars.
Drivers who wanted to pass them had to use the opposite lane. Cyclists
just laughed as one oncoming auto almost hit our car.
Something has to be done about this. Cyclists need to be licensed and
have to pay insurance if they are going to ride the much-used main
roads. Licensing will bring much revenue to this state.
Bicycling is wonderful, but it causes hazards on our main roads. When a
bunch of children are killed on a winding road because of cyclists,
then maybe someone will wake up.
Betty Callahan, Mahwah
***
As for my two cents' worth, I strongly disagree with this lady, as the
vast majority of you presumably will as well. We need to be encouraging
people to bike/hike/use alternative modes of transportation, etc.
People seem baffled that there's an ever-worsening obesity epidemic in
this country. What I find baffling is that they're baffled. And
whatever happened to sharing the roads? Where does this lady, and so
many people like her for that matter, get off implying that motorists
are doing cyclists a favor by "letting" them use public roads? And if
she's so concerned about increased revenue for the state, how about a
luxury tax for all the gas-guzzling SUVs out there? (Yes, I realize
that's not about to happen any time soon, as that would be political
suicide for any elected official gutsy enough to actually suggest such
a thing.) Anyway, I was just wondering what the rest of you had to say
about this.
David