PC: Students riding bikes from Kenilworth Junior High School in Petaluma share the sidewalk with walkers along E. Washington St. approaching McDowell St. in heavy traffic. 1/19/00: Students riding bikes in heavy traffic Tuesday from Kenilworth Junior High School in Petaluma share the sidewalk with pedestrians along East Washington Street near McDowell Boulevard.

Letter of the Day: Riding safely

Riding safely

EDITOR: For more than 60 years, I've been a licensed driver and a bike rider. I know that a bike rider is always the person hurt in a collision. We need to quit pointing the finger of blame and convince the cycling community to mount a massive safety program among riders. Every single day, I see bikes going the wrong way on highways, even parents with kids. Riding on sidewalks, then darting into crosswalks is particularly dangerous. Drivers don't expect such rapid "pedestrians."

Get with it, folks.

JOHN A. PILLING

Santa Rosa

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