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The Battalion

The intersection of Bizzell Street and College Avenue on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
Farmers fight Hurricane Beryl
Aggies across South Texas left reeling in wake of unexpectedly dangerous storm
J. M. Wise, News Reporter • July 20, 2024
Duke forward Cooper Flagg during a visit at a Duke game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Flagg is one fo the top recruits in Dukes 2025 class. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Chu/The Chronicle)
From high school competition to the best in the world
Roman Arteaga, Sports Writer • July 24, 2024

Coming out of high school, Cooper Flagg has been deemed a surefire future NBA talent and has been compared to superstars such as Paul George...

Bob Rogers, holding a special edition of The Battalion.
Lyle Lovett, other past students remember Bob Rogers
Shalina SabihJuly 15, 2024

In his various positions, Professor Emeritus Bob Rogers laid down the stepping stones that student journalists at Texas A&M walk today, carving...

The referees and starting lineups of the Brazilian and Mexican national teams walk onto Kyle Field before the MexTour match on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)
Opinion: Bring the USWNT to Kyle Field
Ian Curtis, Sports Reporter • July 24, 2024

As I wandered somewhere in between the Brazilian carnival dancers and luchador masks that surrounded Kyle Field in the hours before the June...

MAIL CALL

The article “Bicyclists are trying to kill my truck” brings much needed attention to the fact that people on their bicycles need to pay more attention when riding. I have seen firsthand the close calls written about and it is frightening. This issue goes for both bicyclists and motorists though. Motorists who are eating, reading, talking on their phone, even sending text messages or just being impatient need to cut it out. Bicyclists who are weaving between cars, flying through intersections and listening to music while they ride need to cut it out. The root of this problem is people not using common sense. For all those bicyclists who ride in the street, all the traffic laws apply to you. This does include stopping at an intersection and signaling when changing lanes and coming to a stop. Also, wear a helmet. They do not have a big price tag and it can save your life. True, a helmet is not the most fashionable item out there but is it really that big of a deal? For the motorists, please share the road kindly.

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