Doug Krikorian, a Sports Columnist for the Long Beach Press Telegram, revealed his irritation and impatience with cyclists on Second Street, in Belmont Shore,  and his disdain of  Sharrows  (those green stripes that alert motorists to the necessity to share the lane).  In a single comment he has empowered his audience to sharrow their own disdain and impatience; his remarks potentially deepen the hostility that already exists for cyclists by motorists in Long Beach and beyond.

His comment:

Nothing irritates me more than being stuck in the right lane in Belmont Shore behind a slow-moving cyclist who thinks he has an ancestral right to irritate me and other drivers just because some faceless government bureaucrat a while back decided to have the street painted green.

Mr. Krikorian; you’re weak. I challenge you to ride your bike across town, for one week,  to visit your colleagues at the Press Telegram and let me know if the tide hasn’t turned.

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Note: You’ll find the comment under the section titled Elsewhere. You’ll also find Mr. Krikorian’s email address at the end of the article: send him your thoughts regarding his comments.