> Any cyclist who rides on the sidewalk, runs a red light, or flaunts traffic convention in general absolutely deserves to be treated as a second class citizen

> Any cyclist who rides on the sidewalk, runs a red light, or flaunts traffic convention in general absolutely deserves to be treated as a second class citizen. As does any motorist who drives above the speed limit? Or any pedestrian that crosses with a red signal? Different modes of transport place different importance on different rules, out of both safety and inconvenience. It's not cyclists breaking the rules - it's everyone, but you think of it as "traffic convention" when it's the rules that you/cars like to break. (Also interesting: cyclists jumping red lights may be safer - https://www.rudi.net/node/16395 https://www.rudi.net/node/16395)