While driving home from Delgado, I witness cars, aggressively, honking at bicyclists to get out their way, sometimes nearly hitting them. Fearing their safety, they quickly start peddling out the way. Whenever I drive, the amount of space the bicyclist takes up in the right lane annoys me, it leads me and other drivers to speed past them. By law, bicyclists cannot ride their bikes on the sidewalks so, they have no other choice. Even though there are many laws that protect bicyclists, they do not usually save their lives. LaRose stated “Necessary Bike Equipment’s” in her article “Bikes in use “between sunrise and sunset” or when persons and vehicles aren’t clearly visible ahead “shall be equipped” with the following items: A lamp mounted on the front of the bicycle needs to emit a light visible… a rear-mounted lamp… a red reflector mounted on the rear and reflectors on both sides of the bicycle… no person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device that can give a signal… all bikes need to have
While driving home from Delgado, I witness cars, aggressively, honking at bicyclists to get out their way, sometimes nearly hitting them. Fearing their safety, they quickly start peddling out the way. Whenever I drive, the amount of space the bicyclist takes up in the right lane annoys me, it leads me and other drivers to speed past them. By law, bicyclists cannot ride their bikes on the sidewalks so, they have no other choice. Even though there are many laws that protect bicyclists, they do not usually save their lives. LaRose stated “Necessary Bike Equipment’s” in her article “Bikes in use “between sunrise and sunset” or when persons and vehicles aren’t clearly visible ahead “shall be equipped” with the following items: A lamp mounted on the front of the bicycle needs to emit a light visible… a rear-mounted lamp… a red reflector mounted on the rear and reflectors on both sides of the bicycle… no person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device that can give a signal… all bikes need to have