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Show . " i i " - 1 - VU A-" jt L,n-- - ftfmfrml0lii " - Kj3i?s I W ' j i f v i 1 ; t i v I i- j I i-v. , I I - - ' "X H 4 i ... . , i: '; : I .. . . -. - . . 5 t - m -a. j ( r 'ty,. -in 7 x ...... ; j You're not safe on the sidewalks with cyclists Editorial Campus planning has again showed its infinite wisdom by banning cross-campus vehicular traffic. The dangers to which students were exposed when they crossed Fifteenth East (now a flower garden) were tremendous. Campus security had to provide crossing guards to protect the pedestrians from the cars and the cars from the pedestrians. But, thanks to campus planning, there are no more cars on Fifteenth East, just bicycles and bumble bees. Bumble bees can be eliminated by either a fly-swatter or a can of Raid-DDT is out because of the pollution danger-but bicycles cannot be stopped. In fact, Campus Security has clocked bicycles going 40 miles per hour between OSH and the dormitories. Two verified reports of students being treated at the Medical Center for injuries received when they were struck by a bicycle have been released. This is no laughing matter. A means of crossing campus in less than 1 5 minutes is a necessity, with classes in the same academic areas being scheduled in buildings ranging from the Music Hall to the Annex. The new sidewalk building program makes it easier for a cyclist to get around the campus without going up and down steps. It also makes it easy for the cyclist to reach 40 miles an hour, but not easy for him to avoid hitting people who are unlucky enough to step from a building at the wrong time. Bicycles are being used to solve the problem of getting everywhere, fast, but they're also creating a problem for the pedestrian. Pedestrians can solve the problem of being chased by a speed-thirsty cyclist by carrying umbrellas which can be shoved into the spokes of a passing cycle. They can also be used to punch out the cyclist if he dares attack after his rear whell has been ruined. Another solution to the problem is a large rock which can be thrown in front of a bicycle's front wheel a second before it tries to attack. Of course, the Campus Security will probably solve this problem by organizing a new division that would be empowered to set traffic rules and regulations for riding and parking bicycles on campus and for the enforcement of all campus rules concerning the use of bicycles. Parking of a bicycle would be mandatory, and stickers would be sold. Faculty members could buy Bicycle A stickers which would allow them to park near the front doors of i buildmgs and close to coffee vending machines, while students would be sold Bicycle B s stickers which allow them to park either in the North Merrill Lot or the Stadium underpass. Revenue would be tremendous if stickers could be sold for $7.50 and tickets could be issued. Meters could be installed by the Library and Union Bldg., and an airport parking lot i for bicycles only could be built in the Huddle parking lot n Bicycle thefts would become the responsibility of the Bicycle Security Division, which s would provide monthly statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the numbers B ot bicycles stolen, the number recoverd, and the number involved in serious accidents- tl accidents with pedestrians who couldn't move fast enough, accidents with large box elder trees, and accidents with garbage cans. hpinlT1"18 !lasmany advantages: It is great exercise, it conserves parking stalls, it S?J ? f 7futlon and is a good, fast means of traversing the campus. Howev r lltZZ b,6 f Pedestrins. If the crash of bicycle-pedestrian accidents con v on cm P "0t bC fuy situations bt rather real regulations restricting the |