from Streetsblog.net by Angie Schmitt
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What\u2019s next, WaPo? Kicking off Women\u2019s History Month by by blaming women for the pay gap?<\/p>\n
The folks at TheWashCycle<\/a> have been scratching their heads about this one and they\u2019ve taken the time to write this rebuttal:<\/p>\n It all starts with the title, which online is \u201cBicyclists are welcome in DC, but they too should obey the law<\/a>.\u201d Which is confusing as hell, because it seems there is some group who obeys the law that bicyclists can join. But I can\u2019t for the life of me figure out who that group is. A better title would be \u201cBicyclists are welcome in DC, but they alone should obey the law.\u201d In the paper version the title is \u201cSharing the Streets: Bicyclists welcome. But please obey the law.\u201d Which is better, but I could hardly see the same message aimed at any other group. It seems to be proposing the old quid pro quo \u2013 if you obey the law, you\u2019ll be welcome; which is a standard no one else is held to. If I break the law, then ticket me, but I have a right to the road and I don\u2019t need the paper to tell me I\u2019m welcome to use it anymore than I need them to tell me I\u2019m welcome to vote.<\/p>\n Has the Post ever written an editorial asking drivers to obey the law? And considering drivers kill 200 times as many people as cyclists do in DC, they\u2019re going to need to write articles like this about drivers once a week for four years just to balance it out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n