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Rude cyclists on trail

Wed., July 2, 2014

If you truly watch these professional cyclists, they can be the most rude people on bikes. They don’t follow rules of the road.

And if you take your family out on the Centennial Trail, be prepared to have them run over or pushed off the trail by these professionals. They travel way too fast and they do not use trail etiquette. Not once have I heard them proclaim “on your left” or “on your right” as they go speeding by.

Last time out on the trail, my wife witnessed one of them run a little girl off the trail. Shame on them is what we say.

Ray Fahrenkopf

Spokane

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