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Cyclists should show some courtesy and give pedestrians a warning signal

Cyclists should show some courtesy and give pedestrians a warning signal

I enjoyed attending Open Streets on Penn Avenue Sunday but was less than thrilled with the cyclists crossing the 16th Street Bridge.

As a pedestrian on a narrow sidewalk, I had no fewer than eight cyclists whiz past me. Not one called out or rang a bell of warning. I couldn’t hear the bikes approaching due to traffic noise on the bridge and from the Veterans Bridge.

I encounter this same lack of courtesy while walking the dog or jogging on the sidewalk or in West Park. Is it too much to ask for a simple warning? Or how about staying on the bike paths and off the sidewalks?

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LINDA D. IANNOTTA
Allegheny West

First Published: July 3, 2015, 4:00 a.m.

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