I think the assumption is that you’re crossing at bike speed, which is very unsafe. Crossing from a stopped state at walking speed is probably no less dangerou

I think the assumption is that you’re crossing at bike speed, which is very unsafe. Crossing from a stopped state at walking speed is probably no less dangerous than walking, except that maybe it’s harder to stop on a bike if a car decides to turn through the intersection. Either way, if I have to cross a pedestrian crosswalk on my bike, I’ll get off the bike and walk it. More considerate to pedestrians and no risk of going at a speed that cars have trouble predicting.