Dear Editor,
Re: “Dangers still lurk for bikes,“ Voices on Cycling, May 26.
I agree with Geordie MacGillivray regarding the hazards along the (Westminster Highway) east-bound bike path, such as along the path there are overgrown hedges encroaching from the south, blackberry vines hanging in the air, over a quarter of the path and on the ground.
At Nelson Road the crosswalk lines are worn off by heavy trucks.
The crosswalk itself leads to a light pole surrounded by barriers and trucks stop right on the crosswalk so a cyclist has to go around behind them (and hope no one is turning right) then to go back onto the path.
There is a need to manoeuvre through a narrow space between two barriers.
A short distance east past No. 9 Road, the path ends and there is a railway crossing.
This is where the cycle path does not exist. To go across the rails, a cyclist has to go on the travel lane of the road, or carry his/her bike across the tracks to the south of the road.
After this, it is usual street riding. This part of Westminster Highway has heavy truck traffic during the week days.
Happy cycling.
Ian Cardin
Richmond
