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Whilst I agree with the concept that motorists are responsible for their own behaviour on the road and should not endanger other travellers, I believe that on a
by PebblesHD 12y ago
Whilst I agree with the concept that motorists are responsible for their own behaviour on the road and should not endanger other travellers, I believe that on a road where the speed limit is 55mph, or realistically any speed, that vehicles using that roadway should be able to maintain a safe and non-obstructive speed on said roadways. If your vehicle cannot maintain such a speed, it shouldnt be on a road with other vehicles.
Having said that, Cyclists in sydney are a menace, running red lights into traffic and pedestrians, crossing through pedestrian crossings and running into people, generally ignoring the rules of the road. If they want equal access, they need to conform to the same rules.
- pascalo 12y agoGot any hard numbers on the menace part, and how it compares to cars as dangerous machines, or is that just anecdotal "evidence"? From what I have seen Sydney has a really obnoxious anti-cycling culture and a dismal level of cycling infrastructure.
- PebblesHD 12y agoI live and work in Sydney and suffer near misses with cyclists on a regular basis, somehow I've never had a problem with a car running through a red light into a packed pedestrian crossing, only cyclists. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, just that cyclists seem to think road laws don't apply to them.
- pascalo 12y agoThe transgression of cycling through a red light is much more visible than lets say speeding, mobile phone or dangerous driving. Yet it is also much less dangerous than any of those things. Even if we assume that there is a massive level of red light jumping going on part of the Sydney cyclists, fatalities or serious injury as a result of this are extremely rare. Sadly the same cannot be said for cars hitting people.
- kelnos 12y agoHaving an obnoxious anti-cycling culture is by no means mutually exclusive with having irresponsible, law-breaking cyclists. (And in fact the latter may be a contributing factor to the former.)
- mcpherrinm 12y agoI agree. We should limit urban street speeds to 15mph so cars are not faster than other road users and stop killing people.
- davidw 12y ago> shouldnt be on a road This culture of "THE ROAD IS MINE, GET OUT OF MY WAY" is part of what leads to dead cyclists.