4 ms·
After seeing cyclists routinely disregard safety around cars and buses, and after being nearly hit many times crossing an intersection at the 'walk' sign by a c
by grandalf 11y ago
After seeing cyclists routinely disregard safety around cars and buses, and after being nearly hit many times crossing an intersection at the 'walk' sign by a cyclist flying through a red light, I have come to believe that cyclists are generally daredevils who lack the typical common sense about traffic safety and act like bullies around pedestrians.
If you are riding a bicycle and lack the strength to stop at a red light and then get back up to speed once the light turns green, perhaps a segway or a motorized scooter would be a better option (or a public bus).
- mirimir 11y agoMaybe pedestrians will start using canes and walking sticks ;)
- grandalf 11y agoIndeed.
- techterrier 11y agoSafety doesn't mean what you think it does. Those aggressive cyclists? They're the safe ones. The people that get squished by traffic are the timid ones clinging to the kerbs and stopping at left-turn red lights.
- spacecowboy_lon 11y agoRiding aggressively doesn't mean jumping red lights and playing chicken with pedestrians
- techterrier 11y agoYou can do one without the other. As I said, the data is clear. The best way to get squished by a lorry (the most common KSI for cyclists in city environments) is by following the rules.
- spacecowboy_lon 11y agoOh yes looking at the uk stats 90% of cycyclist deaths in London are undertaking HGV's (lorrys)