Pay attention, drivers
I do not understand why the article, "Biking advocate seriously injured," contained a sidebar about "safe cycling." It is clear the young lady in the article caused the accident by way of her unsafe handling of a motorized vehicle.
A more appropriate sidebar would have contained tips on how to safely operate a motorized vehicle when encountering a cyclist -- things like "concentrate on one thing -- driving"; when passing a cyclist, make sure to give plenty of room; if you cannot pass without giving a cyclist adequate space, wait a few seconds for traffic to pass and then do so.
Mary Crowe
Greensboro
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A better sidebar would have been how Greensboro doesn't have enough cops to enforce traffic safety.
Posted on April 5, 2008 11:05 AM
Amen to safe driving tips. The right to free speech doesn't include the right to endanger everybody on the road so you can yack endlessly. What is so important that it can't wait till you are parked? Must somebody die because you couldn't wait to text message your BFF or whatever?
Posted on April 5, 2008 4:59 PM