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> which seems to be standard for many cyclists? I keep seeing this claim, but I rarely see it in reality. I've seen two cyclists go through red lights in the p
by II2II 4y ago
> which seems to be standard for many cyclists?
I keep seeing this claim, but I rarely see it in reality. I've seen two cyclists go through red lights in the past decade. Cyclists ignoring or coming to a rolling stop at stop signs is more common, though those who do it are still in the minority.
Perhaps cyclists behave differently in my area. Perhaps it is because I am on the road during the commute, so I'm seeing more experience cyclists. Yet I find both excuses to be a bit of a stretch. Someone above said it well: the greatest risk to a cyclist is themselves. That is certainly true for interactions with automobiles. What a lot of people fail to realize is that's even true for interactions with pedestrians or even the road surface itself (e.g. if a cyclist hits a pedestrian, the risk of injury is about the same for both parties). Cyclists aren't motorists on two wheels. They only have minimal protection and have to acutely aware of their own safety when making decisions.
- qubex 4y agoI saw it yesterday, and it remained stuck in my mind because the perpetrator almost mowed my dog and I down while we crossed the street on a zebra crossing with a green light. I probably saw it the day before. I expect to see it tomorrow. It’s like every bloody time.
- II2II 4y agoI am not saying it doesn't happen, yet there seems to be this attitude out there that says most (or even all) cyclists do X. I am pointing out that this is both prejudiced and does not reflect the reality that cyclists have to be acutely aware of safety. Or maybe cyclists are immortal. I've certainly seen a few situations where I've seen a cyclist do something, then was wondering how they managed to survive. That said, I view it as a cyclist with a death with rather than something that cyclists do.
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago>I keep seeing this claim, but I rarely see it in reality If you were a crappy driver that didn't "get" how traffic worked and thought everything on the roads should follow the law like a robot you would "see" these instances far more often because you would misidentify "perfectly fine and predictably but not technically legal" behavior as egregious violations. In reality 99x/100 (probably more) a <anything> ignores a light it's done in a situation where that behavior is obviously fine. Your eyes may see it but you don't remember it as memorable because it fits your mental model of how traffic is expected to act.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoIt might be area dependant, I have to run lights semi-frequently. One of the routes I take on my commute has lots of stoplights hooked up to induction loops. Some of them are set up so that the light doesn't change until cross-raffic is detected. On loops that aren't sensitive enough to detect my bike, I basically have to run the light or I'll never be able to cross. (obviously I don't run the light when cars are coming, or when there's a car over the sensor)
- miked85 4y agoI see it daily, but that is anecdata.