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One of my clearest memories from childhood is a lecture from my mother.

I was either biking or rollerblading on the popular Glenmore Reservoir trails in Calgary and blew past two older women walking in the sunshine. I didn’t hit them, but I scared them. And I sure heard it from my mom.

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From then on it was clear. My responsibility on a bike path isn’t just to keep others safe, it’s to keep them smiling.

That’s why I have time for Coun. Jon Dziadyk’s motion on bike-path etiquette, even if I think he’s out to lunch with his campaign against “distracted walking.” Both are going to council for a vote Tuesday.

Dziadyk is asking city officials to review current bylaws, enforcement and best practice for cycling behaviour on shared-use pathways, stemming from the frustration seniors report walking around Beaumaris Lake. That much I totally support.

On walking, he wants administration to research how to “restrict pedestrians from crossing a roadway while distracted.”