Letter: Trouble brewing at bike path intersections
People on the bike path have lawful stop signs facing them. People in cars are lawfully supposed to stop for people within the crosswalk, not people on the bike path. I feel that most drivers are …
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Letter: Trouble brewing at bike path intersections
People on the bike path have lawful stop signs facing them. People in cars are lawfully supposed to stop for people within the crosswalk, not people on the bike path. I feel that most drivers are intimidated by bicyclists barreling along, who we fear are not going to stop. So we slow down and stop our cars.
Too many bicyclists are used to cars slowing and stopping, so that they feel they can just keep on going, regardless of the stop sign facing them.
Chris Machado
Barrington
