Word: sidewalks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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George W. Hicks ignored an important point in his editorial (Opinion, Dec. 10), namely that it is actually illegal to ride your bike on the sidewalk in Harvard Square. The woman who yelled at him was completely in the right. Maybe she didn't phrase her comment in the most polite way, but he was breaking...
...sincerely doubt, however, that the woman who yelled at Hicks for riding his bike on the sidewalk and "weaving in and out of pedestrians" was doing so because of a March on Washington flashback...
Instead, it seems as if her actions stemmed from concerns not only for her own safety, but for all of the other people on the sidewalk that Hicks was using as a moving loom. I agree with Hicks, rudeness is pervasive in our society, but I see it more as a result of narrow self-interest than of '60s style protests...
...cars collided near Winthrop House. One of the vehicles spun onto the sidewalk bordering Quincy House. The injured motorists were transported to Mt. Auburn Hospital by the Cambridge Fire Department...
That's the worst thing about the whole exchange on the sidewalk. It brought out a bad side in me. I'm a nice person, damnit, and for this lady not to recognize me as such, for her to treat me as if I were rude, is just too much. I swear, I could have strangled her right then and th--never mind. As you can see, the rudeness is still hovering about me, so you'd best try to avoid me for the next couple of days, particularly if I'm speeding along on the sidewalk. Just...