Hooray for celebrating bicycling and families with the color photo of a couple “Cruising with the keiki” (Star-Advertiser, March 1) on Hotel Street.
But I wish an editor had vetted these photos for:
>> Legality: Per Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) 291C-150, a “person under sixteen years of age … who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat ”… must be “wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.” Unfortunately, the helmetless adults missed an opportunity to model legal behavior and enforce it for the helmetless keiki.
>> Safety: Per HRS 291C-145, “Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file … ” Our couple is riding abreast and, while not illegal, is not best practice.
Let’s celebrate car-free lifestyles, exploring Chinatown, micro-mobility and family togetherness, but let’s ensure our images model this at its best.
Eric McCutcheon
Wilhelmina Rise
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