From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
“We’re seeing more people getting hit” by cars, said Dr. John Xerogeanes, chief of sports medicine at Emory’s Orthopedic and Spine Center. “There are people crashing and people having trouble because they’re starting to ride their [tag]bike[/tag] in the city.”
“We’re seeing more of that [accidents], yes,” said Dan Thornton, owner of Free-Flight [tag]Bicycles[/tag], with three shops across North Georgia. “We’re seeing the noncommitted [tag]cyclist[/tag] getting on the roadways. I’ve even noticed people going the wrong way. It’s all happened so quickly.”
I’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of people using bikes as transportation this summer, and unfortunately, many of them are riding poorly tuned bikes, without a helmet, on sidewalks on the wrong side of the road, running stop signs, using cellphones, etc. I’m glad to see more people on bikes, but it seems that not everyone is familiar with some of the basics of safe and courteous cycling.
What do things look like where you live? Do there appear to be an increase in the number of bicyclists in your community?
