Warmer weather means more people are riding their bikes to work. Here are a few tips for drivers on how to share the road:
* Respect bike paths. Don't use them as extra roadway.
* Where there are no bike paths, remember that a human life is at stake as you pass a rider. Don't pass too close or too fast.
Some bike riders claim that drivers purposely "brush" them. This may not be the case, but it seems that way. What is true is that drivers just continue on their way after these incidents. They are unconcerned or unaware that they have put another person's life in jeopardy.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.