2 Wheelers

Welcome to Monday....hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.

We seem to have a rather large bicycle population here in the valley. From spring to fall you can see packs of them on their bikes, their colorful helmets and racing jerseys pulling your attention to them. And I'm not just talking about 4 or 5 riders; I mean 12, 16 or more in a group. It's like a plague of locusts! These people annoy me to no end. They think they own the dang road! These folks get angry at those of us who are of the opinion that they need to ride on the shoulder of the road or at least in single-file. They say that they have the right to ride on the streets. Well, okay...if you're gonna use the road then follow the rules of the road. Like stopping at a 4-way stop, for instance. Or how about pulling over to the side to let the backed-up traffic behind your slow riding 2-wheel butts go by you? Here's an idea...not a road rule but just something that seems like a good sense....DON'T RIDE THROUGH THE CANYONS!!! These roads are narrow, without a shoulder most of the time (and when there is one they're very very small), winding road with blind curves. NOT a good place to ride a bicycle!! It's hard enough to drive a car through the canyons on these roads; we don't need to try to navigate around you and your bicycle! Bicyclers seem to want it both ways...they want to use the streets but don't want to follow the rules. Pick one, guys - either get with the program or get off the road.