Ann Arbor News letter to the editor

The Letters section of the Ann Arbor News has been very active lately. There's lots of good advice being given. And the war between drivers, walkers and bikers continues.

First we learned that pedestrians are a threat to drivers. Then we learned that drivers are a threat to cyclists. This letter informs us of a new threat to public safety here in A2.

"Bicyclists shouldn't be riding on city sidewalks

"In the wake of the latest to-and-fro over bicycling safety in Ann Arbor, I write to remind cyclists that their frequent riding on sidewalks is forbidden by city ordinance, as a call to the city police station will confirm. That the ordinance seems infrequently enforced at best does not absolve cyclists of the duty to obey it.

"As a frequent pedestrian in our fair city, I feel constantly in danger from cyclists whose path along the sidewalk where I am walking is unpredictable when approaching me on my front or who totally blindside me when they come up unannounced from behind.

"It is obvious from the most recent exchange in The Ann Arbor News letters' column on this issue that there is room for common sense, courtesy and legal observance by car drivers and bicyclists alike. The responsibility for safety cuts all ways.

Peter J. Bertocci, Ann Arbor