Rude Cyclists.

My home town is Boise, Idaho and I wanted to represent a bit of the "City of Trees" to my blog. Boise is an amazing place to grow up. If you are an outdoors enthusiast, Boise is the place to live. All four seasons come and go as snowboarders, wake boarders, hikers, bikers, fisherman, kayakers, rock climbers, and hunters roam the terrain. One of Boise's main features is the greenbelt that runs along side the Boise River for 16 miles. Many walkers, runners, and cyclists use this trail on a daily basis. As I was reading through the online newspaper in Boise, this letter to the editor caught my attention.

Laws can't replace common courtesy

Three feet away from a bicycle - is this 3 feet from the pedal, the tire, the foot? Whoever said a bicycle goes in a straight line? So are we supposed to crash into oncoming traffic? How does anybody know if the car was too close or if the cyclist just happened to move over? Are we going to send somebody to prison because he was 2.9 feet away? Most people use common sense and are careful and considerate.

Let me remind our cyclists that they have already taken away the Greenbelt from pedestrians. They are the stronger ones in this case; try walking slowly with your dog enjoying the river. Here they are in full gear and high speed, knocking you down and they are gone. Nobody talks about this, no evidence - in this city usually a young rider and an older pedestrian. Who cares? Laws cannot replace common courtesy.

KATHARINA MEIENHOFER, Boise

IDAHO REPUBLICANS

On a local note, this "courtesy" should be taught to the pedestrians here in Provo, UT. Just because you're walking to the crosswalk, does not give you the right to enter the street without making sure the cars are stopping for you to cross. Especially, on these ice-winter-days where vehicles don't stop instantaneously. Remember what your parents taught you when you were 5, look both ways.