Editor: Here I go again. We are apparently well into the age on entitlement. It seems the basic fibres of our bylaws are being ignored by those who think they are entitled to do whatever they want without any consequences.
Most of my friends are what society likes to call seniors. These younger people seem to have very little, if any, regard for our safety as we walk along the sidewalks, paths and trails. We are continually accosted from behind by younger people riding bicycles on the sidewalks.
They never give warning they intend to pass us but just charge on through. All we need is someone to turn one way or the other and we'll have a serious accident. I have come very close to having a collision with a bicycle on many occasions.
Perhaps there is a bylaw that prohibits the use of bicycles on sidewalks, and if so, it should be enforced. The option is to make it mandatory for bikes to have bells to warn us they intend to pass.
This should also apply to those bikes that are used on the paths and trails throughout Delta. No bell, no bike. Fines would be appropriate for those violating the bylaw. If the offenders choose not to pay the fine, add it to their, or their parents', tax bill.
We can add the skateboarders who use the sidewalks. Would it be possible for their parents to advise them to warn us when they are going to pass? Oh my, have I gone too far?
Don Browning
