In a knee-jerk reaction to the death of a biker last summer on the James Island Expressway connecting the island to Charleston SC, Charleston Mayor Joe Riley has condemned any bikers or pedestrians who use the bridge to a night in the pokey.
The bridge connects a very heavily populated community with a bustling downtown area that has very limited parking options. Thus, it is more important than ever that we increase the bike traffic and decrease auto traffic. What about the carbon offset, the environmental concerns, the fitness concerns, the concern for people being responsible for themselves and allowing grown adults decide for themselves how they would like to ambulate or pedal into town?
Nah, let’s just do the government thing and decide for people that they don’t need to ride across the bridge and that if they can’t take a car, then they just don’t need to go. Pfooey!
Let people decide on their own, please.
Via Facebook- Sophia wrote: “So nice to know that Charleston is safer for motorists.”