Crabby Fat Guy

My last entry I said something to the effect that only a child molester would like a bike trail running through their back yard. That got me to thinking….what are the plans for securing the bike trails? If you google bike trail crime you will get 2,460,000 entries. Many of these entries are about rapes and murders that have occurred on bike trails. Some of the entries are about bike trails that are being closed down because of crime. While it may not be what we want to think about we DO need to consider how we will be able to keep our bike trails safe.

Bike Trail Rapist of Cheektowaga, NY

The Lancaster Eagle Gazette reports that neighbors in the area of Peters Avenue were surprised to find flags in their back yards where the new bike path will be located. No notice, nothing! WTH? Terre Vandervoort is quoted as saying “Information about where the trail would be going has been posted online and discussed in council”. I would hardly consider council meetings and posting somewhere on the Internet as adequate notification.  A letter would be nice.

With the possible exception of a child molester exactly who WOULD want a bike path through their back yard? I sure would be interested to see how much these people are compensated.