Girl riding bike should follow traffic laws and pay attention

Editor,

An open letter to the young woman riding her bike on Central Avenue in front of UNM on July 18 around 2:30 p.m.:

1. You were riding down the center stripe separating the two lanes of eastbound traffic — mind you, in heavy traffic.

2. You did not signal before you swerved left in front of a lane of eastbound traffic to pull into UNM.

3. You were not wearing a helmet.

4. You did not see the cars behind you braking to avoid hitting you.

5. You did not obey the traffic lights or use pedestrian zones across Central Avenue.

Your riding was illegal and dangerous. If you do not care about your safety and well-being, at least think about drivers’ safety and well-being.

Your actions could have resulted in a multicar collision. Think about the well-being of the people who care about you. You could have been in a fatal accident. Thank you.

Gordon Bronitsky
UNM community member