Plano native Lance Armstrong had a hissy fit after radio personality Tony Kornheiser criticized people who ride their bikes in the street. Tony made some tongue-in-cheek remark about running ’em over, it seems, and Lance called Kornheiser disgusting and ignorant. Today they kissed and made up on Tony’s radio show–after the company that owns the station said it was banning the subject of cycling from further discussion.
The thing is, though, what driver around here couldn’t sympathize just a little with Kornheiser’s rant? How many times have you seen a biker, or a group of bikers, plodding along in the right-hand or middle lanes in fast traffic, causing everyone to veer sharply or slam on their brakes to avoid them? Sorry, but this ain’t NYC, with its slow-moving cabs and daredevil bike messengers. Busy streets in big Southwestern cities like Dallas are best left to motorized vehicles–not bikes (or unicycles, or horses, or stilt-walkers, either).
