Some time ago, I was about to turn right from Horton Street next to Webb’s Market to go up Pine Street. I looked down Pine Street and there were no cars coming. There were no pedestrians in the way but there were two cars parked in front of Webb’s Market. I started to make my […]
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J. Howe: Consider the consequences
The latest debate about cyclists on Maine roads, spurred by a recent guest column, has continued to irk me. The pro-cyclist rebuttals of Wendy Leighton’s column (April 21) have been on point in emphasizing that it’s not the presence of the cyclist, but the driver’s poor choices which are responsible for creating the unsafe situations. […]
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N. Boulay Sr.: A dangerous situation
Wendy Leighton is correct, (guest column, April 21) that on a rural route, bicycles should not have the right of way. Recently, I was traveling on Old Greene Road. I could see a bicycle at the top of a long hill with a car behind the bike, ready to pass it. As the car started […]
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James Tasse: Maine’s laws permit more than cars on roadways
As the state’s leading advocacy and education organization for bicyclists and walkers, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine feels compelled to make a few clarifications with respect to Wendy Leighton’s guest column about bicycles on Maine roads (April 21). Leighton argues that the current laws that regulate — and permit — bicycles on Maine roadways are […]
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In rebuttal, J. Witherell: Wait until it is safe to pass
This is in response to Wendy Leighton’s column, “Current bicycle laws not realistic” (April 21), in which she finds Maine’s current bicycle laws to be lacking. In the piece she writes that, as a cyclist, she would have “the right to potentially impede the flow of traffic …” and ” … the right to potentially […]
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J. Wilkins: Motorists should be more patient
Wendy Leighton’s opinion (“Current bicycle laws are not realistic,” April 21) is just plain wrong about the moral and ethical way to handle bicycle traffic on our roadways. The realistic and safe way to handle tricky situations is for the driver of the car/truck to take a breath, slow down and make sure he can […]
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Wendy Leighton: Current bicycle laws are not realistic
I have grave concerns about some of the bicycle laws in Maine and their enforcement on roadways in Maine, especially secondary roadways. According to the information I gathered from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine website and other resources: “Maine state law gives bicycles the same rights and responsibilities as any other vehicle operator …” “You […]