Here's a nice little snippet that I found while searching an archival database of newspapers. This article comes from page 4 of the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Tuesday, September 13, 1960. The more things change.
Views of the Press BICYCLE RIDERS VULNERABLE As every motorist knows, the sight of a bicycle on the street or highway is a sign of possible danger. It behooves -the driver to give the cyclist extra room and to slow down lest the unpredictable happens. One expects the unpredictable, for cyclists often ride crazy-like, weaving from side to side swinging wide, paying little heed to traffic. In other words, the bicycle is treated as a toy. though it is ridden on the street where every vehicle must take and keep its proper place. There is no place for irresponsible cyclists these days,'.whether the rider is 7 or 70. As the child grows it is natural for the parents to want to start him off with a tricycle, then to a two-wheeler. But they had better make sure that he understands that the street is no place for playthings, for toys or for wobbling cyclists. A bicycle is a vehicle and its rider is subject to ail the safety laws of the road. At the same time he is 100 times more vulnerable to serious injury in an accident than the driver of a car. - Janesville Daily Gazette
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