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Old 03-16-2014, 08:40 PM
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I have nothing against bicyclists and think it is a great form of exercise for many. I have however recently seen a few problematic situations involving bikes. First, I was under the impression that bikes were supposed to be ridden on the multimodal paths, but have seen riders on Buena Vista, which seems very dangerous to me, causing traffic to either slow dramatically or swerve into the other lane to pass. I saw a cyclist on Morse go the wrong way on a traffic circle to make a left turn - extremely dangerous! I followed another on Canal this morning when we came to the light at ODell which was red, they stopped and when traffic was clear, made a left turn against the red light. I fear for the lives of those that ride this way, and for the cars that may encounter them.
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