July 11, 2005
"Their Original Purpose"
Ah, the Post's online venture Stltoday.com features an article about the Tour de Cure and grumbly motorists.
It starts a little something like this:
The article goes on to state that riders of June 11th's Tour de Cure up by Grafton were discourteous. And I don't doubt that's the case. Bad drivers make bad cyclists. Some very simple rules apply:
So, there you have it. Bike-friendly Illinois is being non-bike-friendly. Remember this?
hln
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It starts a little something like this:
Trouble is brewing in the bucolic hills and dales north of Alton, say some who use the roads there for their original purpose - to handle cars, trucks and farm vehicles.I think this author ought to be reprimanded. After all, is "bucolic" actually in the 6th grade vocabulary? Of course, I'm being snarky. Nice word, Sue.
The article goes on to state that riders of June 11th's Tour de Cure up by Grafton were discourteous. And I don't doubt that's the case. Bad drivers make bad cyclists. Some very simple rules apply:
- Slow traffic, stay to the right
- If you don't have a rear view mirror, you don't have any business riding two abreast.
So, there you have it. Bike-friendly Illinois is being non-bike-friendly. Remember this?
hln
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