Citing fatality statistics, Ronstadt wants to ban them. And it now appears the powerful Tucson Newspapers Inc. is about to roll over, despite the opposition of homeless advocates like the Primavera Foundation and Brian Flagg , who are concerned that no other real job opportunities exist. Sorry, says Ronstadt, safety first. Currently about 70 people a day take advantage of the opportunity, and there's really no substitute on the horizon for them. If safety is really the paramount concern, then several items should also be on the calendar for elimination.
Bicycles are far too dangerous to ride in heavy traffic, as the number of bike fatalities proves.
These, too, should be permanently banned, as should all those dangerous motorcycles. Statistics prove they're far worse than cars. In fact, considering the high number of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries, we should probably consider making it illegal to cross those same dangerous streets where the medians are placed. One would almost believe the charges of Flagg and others that this is nothing more than an attempt to push all those scruffy homeless people out of view. Yes, God forbid that we should have to look into the face of actual poverty now and then.