The Editorial Board of the Langley Record are very saddened by the news that at 6:30am this morning in the 2600 block of 232 Street, a female cyclist lost her life. Our hearts and prayers go out to this unidentified cyclist's surviving family members. It is so tragic and we understand that the motorist did remain at the scene and that alcohol and speed have been ruled out. The news is covered by the Langley Times here and The Langley Advance here.The Langley Record had no idea just how timely our post yesterday would be. It is our sincere hope that people will become more aware of cyclists, as well as being much more tolerant and accommodating of other road users. Pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, and motorists all have the right to use the roadway. We all need to be aware of each other's presence and respect them.
We trust that Anne Patterson, the author of this extremely insensitive article will now apologize to the cycling community and put aside selfishness, the true root of this issue.
3 comments:
Bucky should dump this waste of space. His papers are too small to waste on Annie anyhow. Of course that might anger his political master Tricky Ricky.
What a coincidence indeed! How tragic for the family and friends and colleagues of the rider but more tragic is the fact that a local writer had such an insensitive and outlandish article with her name attached. The TIMES is afloat in so much controversy these days and with the lack of editorial leadership writers like Paterson are allowed to continue as paid staff....bad news!
Just read about this incident in the paper....doesn't Anne Paterson live near the area of the accident? What a trajedy for the cyclist and their family!
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