The Progress., 1896-04-25
BICYCLES
AND BIcYcLISpS.
A PUBLIC NENACG.
GROWING A PUBLIC null
SANCE,
Some Restrictions Should Be Thrown
Around the Fad.


has fastened its faddish tentacles on
our city is becoming a public me-
mace to life and limb of people and
ANIMALS, as we'll as to vehicles which
pass to end fro our thoronghfarees.
This menace is also developing into
a nuisance which the police anthorl-
ties would do we'll to look after at
once, and throw further protection
around their fellow-belng ana save
him from the autocrstic indifference
Of the bicycle sovereign.
II the average rider of the two
wheel vehicle has any respect or rev.
erence for anything that moves eA-
cept dray or a log wagon, the
the writer hereof would be pleased to
hear it. BY law given the sam
rights as other vehicles or ANIMALS on
our pnblic streets or roadways- the
average fend of the dreaded two
wheel monster, shuts his eyes, puts
on a steam that will carry him at
2:1O gait and goes IN for general re-
suits; lord of all he surveys and ut
terly Indifferent to consequencea.I
Ia the first place the speed at
which some 60 is all wrong and Is
unlawful for horses or teams, and
should be for BICYCLES. Nolselessly as
they move, it is almost impossible to
know they are coming, and In our
opinion it is only question OF time
when some terrible accident will be
the result, if a stop is not put to 1t.
And again there is another feature
of this promiscuous riding on the
the streets which is even more dan
gerous; and this is by nCvlces who
have little or no control over their
wheels. A green horn driver Of team
would almost be subject to arrest,
simply because he was on the
streets in charge Of team. But
the greehorn riders of bicycles ap-
pear on thoroughfares without let OF
hindrance; with the assurance which
seems to indicate that no one else
has right to be there; and these are
absolutely dangerous to nearly every
body. A case in point occurred Sat
urday with the editor of The Pro
eREss who was out in a buggy with
his family.
There was one Of these novicet
abroad with the wheel. True there
was net more than ten or twelve
, feet space between the banquet ant
the buggy, but the unsophlstlcatec
editor thought that was sufficient
and went along quietly thinking him
self entitled to the little part o
J that side Of the street left him; tn
6-inch tall Of the street car track pre-
/ venting his giving the monarch Q
the road still more room, FINAL
: the cycle sovereign-by accident O
g what not-made sudden dart tc
!. wards the buggy, and in order t
y prevent catastrophe to the rider c
: the wheel, the writer wheeled hi
8 horse suddenly to one side, Amos
e throwing his two-year-old boy out
S the buggy.
q Now The Pro 4REss would NJ
1t deny the cyclists their enjoyment;
n foot it favors the pastime aud favo
{. the organizatiod of clubs. But the
should be- there must be protectiC
., to horseback riders and those wi
h use buggies and other teams. v
~, believe in the riders Of bicycles la
81 lug share Of the roads, but we {
= not think they should be allowed
~ monopolze them and soon make
v too dangerous for family vehicles
ID appear on our streets.
,o The PROGRESS hopes the may
:, and council will take this matter
III and give some protection to the
ID who do not use the bicycle.
~ North Louisiana Agricultural s"c''
Editor Shreveport PRoGRE'
ia Shreveport, La.-My Dear 5
w Please announce the next meeti
vi Of the North Louisiana Agricultu
'h Society to take pla; e here Thnrsd
80 April 80
So The subject, Cotton Growing
will be discussed by prominent far
NJ. ers and the public is cordially lnvl
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