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

[Jeremy Chase]

This response is a bit venomous, but that doesn't detract from the
accuracy of their opinion.

Jeremy

On Jan 13, 2008 10:47 PM, Jym Dyer <jym at econet.org> wrote:
> 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
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