Interview with Mr. Randall

Dominique, Janette and Emma went to Mr. Randall, the High School Health and P.E. teacher, to interview him about the bike path.

How often do you ride your bike to school?

Three to five times a week, even in the winters, as long as it’s not too slippery.

Do you ride with your kids?

Sometimes, not so often because the road is dangerous. Instead I go behind the school to avoid the dirt path and road.

We heard you had a biking accident last year. What happened?

It happened on the bike path. It was foggy and the street lights weren’t on yet. My glasses were fogged up. My colleagues and I were biking home. An elderly woman dressed in black was walking on the path and I didn’t see her. I brushed her shoulder and we were going 30 km per hour, which was enough to throw me off. I shattered my wrist. Two days later the street lights were turned on, which helped a lot.
The gmina turned the lights on, and by just doing that simple task, it helped the all the drivers and bikers to see better. An improved bike path would perform a similar service; overall riding and driving would improve.

How safe do you feel biking here? Do you worry about your kids?

I don’t worry about the paved part, but I do worry about the dirt path. It’s sloppy, muddy and slippery. You have to go slowly.

Do you think that building a better bike path is important and why?

Yes. It’s safer and it’s good for the environment. It’s also good for people’s physical health.


Last year, Mr. Randall and a colleague were riding together on the road. A truck drove by, and for some reason tried to knock them off the road. The driver rammed his side mirror into Mr. Randall’s colleague’s handlebars and then sped up to Mr. Randall. The driver then did the same to Mr. Randall. If the driver had missed the handlebars by even a couple of inches, Mr. Randall and his colleague could have easily been killed. A new bike path would promote safer riding, and help keep bikers off the road.