E-BIKES: Too easy to blame

It is the rider not the device. Some can only ride with pedal-assist, but anything going 15 mph on a narrow trail can be dangerous whether e-bike, manual bike or scooter. This is compounded by riding abreast, dogs on one side and owners on the other, ear pods too loud to hear courtesy warnings, walking multiple abreast, insisting on being in the middle of the path, etc. The trail is to be shared and requires courtesy, awareness and compromise by all.

PAUL ZIAYA

Coeur d’Alene