Bicycles and cars are both vehicles, it's just that one is a lot more lethal than the other. So, as Ann Arbor looks to add another 26 miles of on-road bike lanes over the next few years, car drivers will need to keep an eye out, and an eye on, cyclists.
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On the AnnArbor.com Web site, this has been one of the most
commented-on topics, and the discussion has been unsettling in what it
has revealed about the lack of tolerance between those who travel on
four wheels and those who travel on two.
Given that Ann Arbor plans to add another 26 miles of on-road
bicycle lanes over five years, along with other efforts to encourage
more bike use, it is essential that we as a community improve our level
of bicycle and automobile safety.
If you ride a bike, you need to know the rules of the road, and obey
them. The failure to stop at traffic lights or signal before you turn
is not only unsafe, but results in ill will by motorists toward all
cyclists.
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