Spring is in the air and that means that many in the area will be ready to get their bicycles out of the barn and start riding. Except that every road with a shoulder is covered in sand used to make roads safe for driving during snow storms.

I urge town managers to make it a priority to have their public works department sweep these shoulders clean of debris. Hoping that rainfall will do the trick doesn't work.

Sand on paved surfaces is dangerous for even very experienced riders, and with the advent of ebikes, there are now many more of our friends and neighbors out there.

Let's make it safe for them. Thank you,

Gerald Weinand lives in Rockland