Careless cycling

To the biker in the green shirt and green helmet, Monday afternoon at the Connaught and Chebucto intersection: You didn’t seem to notice, but you cut off and narrowly missed being struck by a vehicle. The car was making its legally allowed right turn, and you were on your bike and decided to ride across a busy crosswalk without a walk sign. Perhaps if you want to cycle in the city you should learn the rules of the road, and while you’re at it, those of a pedestrian. I myself am a pedestrian and that intersection is rough enough when you obey the stop and walk signs and cross when you’re supposed to. Darting across the crossWALK on your bike without a walk signal and into a turning vehicle’s right of way is plain stupid. Hopefully you read this and pay attention because you certainly didn’t bat an eyelash or check around you before you put yourself and everyone else in jeopardy today. —Pedestrian that waited for the walk signal

This article appears in Jul 10-16, 2014.