Little deeds, big impacts
I wanted to say a big thanks to the person who picked up my lost keys that had fallen out of my pocket in Emory Barnes Park and put them on the bench nearby. It was a small effort by someone on that rainy day that made a big difference and reminded me that sometimes a simple act can really make a person’s day!
–Mark Torgerson
Cycle path-ic
Re: Rant/Rave, Aug. 18, 2016.
The reply to my recent comment that cyclists on sidewalks are a danger, suggesting that my point was overblown hyperbole: as someone who was hit by a self-entitled cyclist on a sidewalk, I take issue with you downplaying this.
If you are too scared to cycle on the roads that are provided for you and vehicles to share, then don’t ride your bike at all.
I have yet to see a cyclist on a sidewalk get stopped by police.
Finally, the statistics regarding wearing helmets show that fatalities happen only in helmet-demanding cities: Vancouver and Seattle. Time to rethink that one, too.
–Paul Richards
