There’s More to Bicycle Safety Than Wearing a Helmet
Over the years, there has been a growing concern about air pollution and automobiles. One of the suggestions to solve this problem has been the bicycle.
I recently went for a leisure bike ride on 1st and 17th streets from Grand Avenue to Beach Boulevard. The streets were in poor condition and had no bike lane, making it very difficult to ride. I had three choices:
Ride along the curb and risk injuring myself or my bike.
Ride on the sidewalk (which is illegal).
Ride away from the curb to avoid the damaged areas, but also risk entering the pathway of passing cars.
If bicycling is one solution to the air pollution problem, why is so much effort being put into expanding the freeways while areas for bicyclists are being ignored?
GLEN MIJARES
Orange
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