Letters to the Editor 9-7-2022
Change needed Dear ER: Saying the bicyclist is “at fault” (“Boy riding bike hit by car on Clark Lane, Redondo Beach, sent to ICU,” ER Aug. 18, 2022) is a gross oversimplification of the larger issue: Our street designs are also at fault, our oversized cars (trucks, SUVs) that drag people under them instead of onto their hoods are at fault; our lack of protected bike lanes and car-free streets are at fault. Road deaths are policy failures. Helmets are important, stopping at intersections is important, bike safety education is important, but drivers also need to be alert and aware, and our city engineers could work to make streets slower and safer by following best practices on roadway and intersection design. Make changes so that this doesn’t keep happening Brianna Egan By email Dear ER: A 13 year-old is not legally permitted to ride a motorcycle (“Boy hit on e-bike, woman driver yells,” ER Sept. 1, 2022). Even if he was of age, he would still need a license. The boy probably did not know all the laws he was breaking. Accidents like this are totally foreseeable. Injuries involving an electric bike are fully the responsibility of the police not enforcing laws against electric bikes…
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