Show THAT BICYCLE ORDINANCE To The Sal Salt Lake Herald Much has ben been saId for ad and against tb the rent recent ordinance passe passed by the cU city cou cl from the me 2 time the sidewalk sidewalks It is to be hoped the e etre etire tire pollee force Coree wi wilt be 3 at negligent il i tre enforcing the provisions of this as much a as they do that concerning t tsp speed of automobiles especially In th sp business distrct district of the city I It Is an every even day occurrence to Sr ace au automobiles running at high rats rates or of sped speed very far In excess of that allowed them stirring cr up volumes of d dt I t tand and offensive odors compelling thoe those wb are bringing up i the rear to Inhale and thereby disseminate disease this disagreeable feature of the autom H bie bile apparently re elves the sancton sanction of f the general public It Is nothing In eon I prison parison to the lives endangered on the principal business streets whore those in charge or of autos spin along r ro of the rights of wheelmen etc and policemen making ri n effort to abate the nuisance One or tw lives are waiting to be sacrificed before an attempt wi will b be made to bring th tho chauffeurs to a proper realization of Un rights of other others Coming back to the b bc c cycle cle ordinance the wheeling owe a vote of oC thanks to Councilmen Hot Ho Holey Icy ley and Barne Barnes who OP le the m asur The he gentlemen no doubt had In mind a a beter better ordinance that would give general satisfaction So man many whets wheels ar are In use by people not possessed of much wealth ad and to the owners to rde ride on the streets that are in a very bad condition Is imposing a ac vere penalty Previous administrations did not have much difficulty in dealing with the bicycle riders but the one has gone one better and entirely Ig Ignored nored the rights of wheel owners It Is true that one or two people have been knocked down but no lives ha 0 been lost and nearly every bicycle act dent has been caused by men and ho S who have been negligent as to the rights of pedestrians Most of the sidewalks in this city are wide enough to permit bicycle riders ta share a part provided they speed their wheels accordingly It is unnecessarY t compel wheelmen to use bells on their wheels as more accidents are caused by sounding these alarms than would be if silence were All wheel owners should be compelled to register their wheels and have a con conspicuous number attached thereto similar to those that adorn automobiles This will greatly facilitate in reducing acci accidents dents to a minimum and cause all wheel Users to be more careful It Is to be hoped the present bicycle ordinance will be repealed at an early date and a substitute passed which will willbe be more lenient to bicyclists T H |