I hate bicyclists. Every morning on my ride to work, there is a group of damn human powered cycles weaving in and around me. With the way the traffic lights are designed downtown, there is no way to catch all green lights. So, every morning, I foolishly try to lose them by blasting away from the light only to have them catch up with me at the next red. To make matters worse, these people don’t obey the traffic signs! They plow through the reds and cut through perpendicular traffic.

I only recently discovered that bicycles were not allowed on sidewalks. I had always ridden on sidewalks as a kid to avoid the dangers of cycling beside automobiles. I mean, it makes sense right? Anything with a motor should be on the road and anything without should keep safe on the sidewalks. It makes perfect sense to me!

Okay. I know I don’t sound very eco-friendly, but that is truly not my intention. I am all for saving the environment and minimizing the damage I do to it. Hey, I ride a motorcycle don’t I? It emits less toxins that an automobile.

I am mainly focusing on the traffic arrangements our government have implemented. I just don’t understand — why, oh why, are bicycles not allowed on sidewalks? It is so dangerous for them to be mixed in with the cars and motorcycles. They cannot go as fast, and they certainly are not visible at all. They do not have exhaust noise to warn oncoming traffic, nor do the majority of people install bells.

Someone please, enlighten me!

Of course, if they were allowed on sidewalks, I’d probably be complaining about that. But that’s another story.

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