Letters to the Editor
Washington Post, June 13, 1989
Traffic safety is a function of proper behavior and law enforcement. The D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council supports the Commercial Bicycle Operators Training and Licensing Law, which is designed to enhance traffic law enforcement procedures and to treat commercial bicyclists like other commercial vehicle operators {Close to Home, June 4} . The regulations to implement the law have been published in the District Register, and comments on them may be made before June 19.
The new rules would require bicycle couriers to obtain a license after completing a test and to display a visible identification tag. There is also a complaint procedure in case of violations.
Each year in the District hundreds of cyclists are injured in accidents, and couriers are at the greatest risk since they spend so much time on the road.[completely false]. The courier law should improve the conditions for safe and lawful cycling and reduce risk for everyone.
LINDA KEENAN Chair D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council Washington
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