Letter writer Sam Dickey, in his “Menacing bikers” (Voice of the people, May 31), is correct that there are many bicyclists who don’t obey the rules of the road.
I would like to ask, however, when compliance with the law, or even respect for other people, became contingent on others doing the same.
Dickey says that he sees no reason to share the road with cyclists until “bike riders” as a category abide by the rules of the road.
One reason he might consider is that it is the law.
As one of the many cyclists who make a concerted effort to abide by the rules of the road, I would submit to him that it is his duty to obey the law, even if the majority of people around him are disregarding it.
Another reason is simple decency.
In an accident, Dickey’s vehicle may get scratched, but the cyclist has the potential to get seriously injured or killed.
If he waits until every bicyclist is observing the rules in order to share the road with bikes, it could cost someone’s life.
That someone could very well be one of the many bicyclists who do abide by law.
