Cyclist have rights, just like cars

Editor:

Regarding Cycling behaviour causes hazard (The Creemore Echo, Sept. 19 letters, page 5).

I’ve been cycling in Clearview for more than a decade and I find the drivers very respectful. Most of them know the law – a group of four cyclists is considered a vehicle and they have rights to a lane just as a car does. It’s safer that way.

For fun when there is a car behind us and we are approaching a hill I count how long the car waits to pass. I rarely get to 10. A 10-second delay to keep people safe seems reasonable to me.

Sometime we come upon a tractor that’s going slower than us. We slow down and pass when it’s safe. With a wave.

Robert Barnard,

Creemore.