Great article this week regarding neurotic e-bikers and the like (Pique, Aug. 9, “Close calls on the Valley Trail”). You forgot to mention that the brain’s frontal lobe isn’t fully developed until approximately 25. This could explain most of your troubles.
A key point you didn’t go into was interconnectivity on the Valley Trail. While WedgeWoods is technically in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, we are still hoping to connect to the trail one day. On my regular morning commute it is not uncommon to see e-bikers on the narrow highway shoulder, with no helmet, getting pinched by construction and transport trucks bombing down the 80 km/hr stretch (let’s be honest, though, no one actually goes under 100 km there).
It is quite nerve-racking to drive by these youngins, especially at the narrow Wedgemount corner, which has seen two vehicle accidents this summer.
Anyway, thanks for bringing it up!
