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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Friday, May 9, 2008 Drivers must look out for motorcycles I am an avid biker (motorcyclist). Twice in one week now I have been nearly pushed off the road or into oncoming traffic by drivers not paying attention to where they are going. I am a cautious rider and have been riding since before I could drive. I ride a big loud American bike and ride rather defensively. Lucky for the drivers, in both cases I had escape routes planned. I, like many riders, commute to work and back as often as possible on my bike. I live in Lake Stevens and work in Bellevue. In my commute I use the main roads. Both incidents could have been easily avoided if the drivers in question would have taken the time to glance to their left to ensure the space they were about to attempt to occupy was indeed empty. I find this laziness and lack of attention to be unacceptable to anyone who has earned the privilege to be a licensed driver. (Driving is a privilege, not a right.) Anyone on the road, be it a driver or a rider, please be cognizant of those around you. The safety of others and yourself is in your hands when you operate a vehicle. Please be safe when you drive. Kevin Toadvine Lake Stevens

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