My big question

The big question that my OpEd is answering is what should we do. My topic is “should BYU allow bicyclists to ride their bicycles during class break times?”. I believe that BYU should not allow bicyclists to ride their bicycles during class break times because of safety hazards posed by the bicyclists to other students. My claim is answering that question with a resounding no. While I am still formulating the arguments for this OpEd, the biggest reason for my particular stance is safety. At other colleges, or at least the ones that I have set foot on, bicycles, longboards, scooters, mopeds, etc. are all the rage right now. You hardly see anybody just walking around the college campus. But one other thing that I have noticed about these other college campuses is that they are much spacier and broad than the campus of BYU. On BYU’s campus there are a lot of walkways that are maybe ten feet wide. I’m thinking that that rule is in place because class breaks all happen at the same time, from :50 to :00, and that means that all the students are out at the same time, from :50 to :00 as well, which means that there is increased chance of injury from a bicycle crash during those times because of all the students that are walking from one class to the next. To minimize the chance of injury to other students I’m thinking that they made the rule that you can’t ride your bike during the class period breaks. In order to get some authority on the subject I plan on going and speaking with one of the campus officers about why that rule is in place, and hopefully get a quote or get the real reason why we cannot ride our bikes during that time. That will give me a quote that will give me some persuasive powers. Another reason that I will use to support my argument is just the sheer fact that there is no need to ride your bike to and from classes when parking and walking is sufficient for anybody’s needs. BYU’s campus is designed to be pedestrian friendly. With the exception of the hill south of campus I don’t know of any other bike lanes on the campus of BYU. If it is in fact the only bike lane that is on the BYU campus, then it is clearly for the sole purpose of getting people to school on their bikes, having the students lock them up, and then walk to their respective classes. I am going to write this in a slightly less formal, hopefully more fun way, with lots of voice, and hopefully through doing so I will be able to appeal to the students who think that bicycles should be allowed, and hopefully cause those bike riders to think about safety a little bit more.