By Ron Di Costanzo Santa Monica
David Pisarra’s column about prohibiting walking on the bike path (“Walking shouldn’t be allowed on path,” Aug. 21) brings up a sore point with me. For years, I made an annual summer call to the Santa Monica Police asking why they refused to enforce the statute. I always got the same reply: “Manpower.”
Finally, about three years ago, I gave up riding the path because it was close to impossible to use it safely to get exercise — as opposed to trolling along at 5 mph, dodging pedestrians (always in groups of two or three), joggers, prams and Rollerbladers, hand-in-hand, swaying to the music across both lanes.
As for any member of the City Council riding a bike — on the path or elsewhere — I can only ask: “Are you havin’ a laugh?”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 23, 2007. Read the original PDF.