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Editor:
Chris Badeaux, in regards to your column ("Bicyclists: obey traffic laws and avoid flying rocks, Sept. 13), you're a bastard. You are telling everyone that reads the Wildcat to start assailing bicyclists. As one of those cyclists, I now feel very threatened. Now, not only do I have to avoid potholes, cars and pedestrians, I now have to dodge rocks. If I am hit with any flying object, you're going to hear about it.
How about this for an idea? If you can throw rocks at us when we break the law, does that mean that every time a pedestrian breaks the law I get to shoulder-check them? The bike lane is for bikes; it is not a sidewalk. Would you walk down the middle of Speedway Boulevard during rush hour? I think not. Then why do people feel the need to walk in the middle of the designated bike lanes in between classes? I can't tell you the number of people I have almost hit or actually hit because they were where they weren't supposed to be. Or they don't obey the signs and use the crosswalks.
I do agree that cyclists do need to obey more traffic signs. I will admit that I run stop signs often, but at least I look first. Some people don't even do that, and they are the ones who will get hurt. So I'll make a deal with you. I'll try to obey my traffic signs if you obey yours. If not, rocks won't be the only things flying on this campus.
Sean Kneale
geography senior
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