Ebiker needs to pay attention to the lights

To the middle-aged or older woman who thought she had the right of way to cross on the crossing with her ebike at Spall and Glenmore when the flashing green arrow was against her on Tuesday, July 13 about noon. Could you be anymore selfish or stupid?

You felt entitled to go before the flashing left turn arrow was finished at this particularly busy intersection.

For crying out loud woman, grow up and think of someone else other than yourself. You give bikers a bad name.

Jill Tonkin, Kelowna

Petula Clark sang it best, “It’s a Sign of the Times.” Now, music social norm has deteriorated immensely. But I digress.

The real concern is a return to a “hunter, gatherer” society, where so many in our midst, harken back to a primitive culture. We experience this on a global scale.

Homo sapiens first appeared around 300,000 years ago. Since then, our species has evolved progressively, although this point may be questioned, until approximately 10 years ago. It is uncertain if this event was caused by some unknown aberration in the social norm or some unexpected genetic mutation. There are some circles that believe contemporary music was the insidious cause.

However, the most likely, and intellectually accepted reason for this anachronistic behaviour, and its application to contemporary social norm, is caused by a genetic regression.

It is widely known that modern human genes contain approximately 2% Neanderthal DNA. It has therefore become obvious, to have manifested itself in the current social norm as displayed in men with facial hair/beards and tattoos, and in women with torn jeans and tattoos.

Going forward, evolutionary biologists will be able to confirm this.

The fortunate aspect of this "problem" is that current genetic technology can possibly correct this defect with CRISPR editing.

On the other hand, sociologists will look back and perhaps attribute it to excessive noise pollution through speakers. Time will tell.

Lynn Bryngelson, Kelowna