While the red-bicycle rider’s effort to reduce his carbon footprint by biking to Main Campus is commendable, the rider’s park job is lacking in two key departments – courtesy and common sense. (If the picture is not clear, here’s the run-down: The blue-and-silver Schwinn in the foreground was locked to this bike pole outside Alter Hall. Hours later, the owner returned to find another rider had carelessly locked his bike to her own.)

Parking others in is an avoidable on-campus problem, and not just for those who park their vehicles in the Dirt Lot.

No matter how late you might be running for Intellectual Heritage, take the time to watch what you’re doing when you lock up your bike. In the same way two-wheeled commuters hope for alertness and understanding from the drivers they share the road with, bikers on Main Campus need to be mindful of their surroundings and respectful of their pedaling compadres.

Because, as Queen famously sang, those who want to ride their bicycles want to ride them when they like – not once the person who locked you in finally leaves campus.