[*BCM*] BOSTON-GLOBE\L: A cycle of disrespect prevails

[Jym Dyer]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/13/a_cycle_of_disrespect_prevails/

LETTER: A cycle of disrespect prevails
Boston Globe | 13-Jan-2008

I was dismayed to find that your article on monthly Critical
Mass bicycle rides ("Achieving Critical Mass," City Weekly,
Jan. 6) made no mention of their impact on pedestrians.  more
stories like this

I agree that auto drivers in Boston are aggressive and dangerous
to bicyclists. I gave up cycling in the city more than 30 years
ago for that reason. However, bicyclists treat pedestrians with
even more contempt and aggressiveness. Refusing to stop at red
lights does not affect only auto drivers. What about pedestrians
using the crosswalks at those intersections? Are they not
entitled to access to the road as well?

Worse, riding on sidewalks is endemic, although illegal. Even
the Boston University bicycle police ride on the sidewalks. At
my local bus stop, it is impossible for bus drivers to stop at
the curb because two memorial bicycles for Kelly Wallace are
blocking access (one chained to the bus stop pole itself, and
currently overturned and even more in the way than usual). Too
many Boston bicyclists show disrespect for all other forms of
transportation, not just toward careless drivers.

	Charity Stafford
	Allston