Paved shoulders would be safe solution

Editor:

I appreciate Paul Arnill’s concern for road safety on Riverside Drive (Cycling behaviour causes hazard, The Creemore Echo, Sept. 19 letters, page 5). But riding two abreast, especially uphill, is actually a safety tactic. It makes cyclists more visible and discourages risky passing on blind hills, which keeps everyone safer.

Rather than just frustration, this is a chance to push for real change.

Paul, with your road construction expertise, you could be a strong advocate for paved shoulders and bike lanes in Clearview.

That’s the kind of solution that keeps cyclists and drivers safe, and prevents the very tragedies we all want to avoid.

Kate Sparling,

Singhampton.