Busting the myth of the “scofflaw cyclist” Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is higher where there is no cycle-specific infrastructure.
Fuck the premise that bikes should follow the same laws as cars.
Keep yourself safe and alive. Fuck the law.
When they do break a law it almost never results in someone else’s death.
Interesting. Now check how many motorists are killed by cyclists and vice versa.
“Thing everyone has known for decades is now officially documented, yet will continue to be ignored.”
To get at what really matters, you have to multiply the infractions times the danger each one poses to others.
People like to think that bicyclists are breaking laws all the time because they assume that bicycles must be treated as either cars or pedestrians. They are, in fact, a secret third thing with their own set of laws. Motorists don’t know those laws because they have no reason to look them up. It’s easier to just assume that the bicycle on the road/on the sidewalk/not stopping for the stop sign must be breaking the law because it would be illegal for a car to do it.
Cyclists go through red lights when it makes sense. Who wants to wait for dumb traffic signals when the road is empty and the infrastructure been built to protect pedestrians from cars (and cars from cars).
If a cyclist goes through a red light, the cyclist is dead*. If a car goes through a red light, the cyclist dead.
*yes, technically it could be worse for others too
I almost never see cyclists adhere to Stop signs in my area. Bicycles are vehicles and need to follow the postage signage too.
Bicycles are literally allowed to yield. See - the law.
State specific, or is this a federal thing? Or not even a US thing?
State, Idaho Stop and Delaware Yield. Where i live its Delaware Yield - all bikes yield at stop signs.
@mellowistheyellow @Trilogy3452
I live in Idaho and enjoy our Idaho Stop Law. 😀
The amount of bikes I see blasting through fully red lights is near 100%
The amount of bullshit I hear from the internet…
Now count the number of car drivers who stay under the posted speed limit, keep a safe following distance, respect the right of way of pedestrians and cyclists, and indicate before every turn. (You’ll be waiting a while to find a single one)
