Sir: I sure enjoyed reading Q&A in the July 3 Chatham Voice by Jim Blake.
He spoke for the walkers and bike riders alike. Yes, Jim, we are definitely due for a bike blitz.
I have been speaking to a police officer who works in the transport division. At the station, one minute it seems like they will do something about bikes on sidewalks. I have now been speaking about it seven years. Maybe this year will be lucky. But summer will soon be over again.
Cyclists sure rode the roads last winter, as sidewalks were in bad shape. But I just want to point out, Jim, that it’s not always the 20-something people riding on sidewalks. Many men with graying hair are doing the same. Some women also, but they are the younger ones.
So sidewalk riders – we pedestrians aren’t moving out of the way. There sure will be a fine if you knock us down.
Ruth Draper
Chatham
P.S. In the meantime, we need a bike blitz.
