Dear Editor,
Re: “Look there’s a stop sign ahead,” News, Sept. 2
I was relieved to read Alan Campbell’s article about the City taking action to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians using the Railway Greenway.
However, I don’t believe the current initiative will be enough. Cyclists consistently ride their bikes across the pedestrian crossing at Railway and Williams.
Does the law no longer require cyclists to dismount and walk their bikes over crosswalks?
In order to ensure that no one will be badly injured or killed by vehicles making a right turn onto Williams Road, the City should erect signs that tell cyclists to dismount. Better yet would be the installation of metal gates that force cyclists to dismount and prevent them from riding across.
It is incumbent on the City to make pedestrian crossings as safe as possible.
Leslie Landa
Richmond
