Well, then that would still mean cyclists endanger a lot less people than car drivers.
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I think it depends on definitions. I treat stops like yields as do many cyclists I know and many places have codified it into law but many have not.
This is counterbalanced in the tally by most drivers speeding all the time.
In my area of London, I'd say 80-90% of cyclists think red lights don't apply to them. I've even been sworn at by another cyclist for stopping at a traffic light.
The illegal ebike users are the worst. My ex saw one hit a woman with two kids, because he just zoomed past a red when it was green man at the crossing.
Cyclists are the reason I've gone back to public transport. I actually felt safer on my cycle commute on the high road with cars, than I did on dedicated cycle lanes 😞
I still prefer walking over biking over transit with cars being only if no other option but yeah I have had the cyclist who is annoyed at me for following the law but to be fair I have also gotten that with cars. I was hit from behind by a guy who accelerated as I breaked as the light turned yellow. Then when he came out he said. Oh well I did not expect you to stop short like that. WTF!
Sure, but most car drivers also fail to come to a complete stop as well.
True and that is why I do the yield sign thing. Im pretty much not slowing down but not accelerating. Just coasting through while I keep an eye on if I need to stop. Bikes moves so slowly relative to cars that most cars "stop" is not much slower than my coast.
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Idaho stop is great—all jurisdictions ought to have it—but until yours does, doing it still counts as a violation. 😕
This "new" study is from 2018?
Not surprising that the rate of driver non-compliance was found to be 15% -- because that is the number traffic engineers shoot for. For example, when a traffic survey finds more than 15% drivers are exceeding the speed limit then the speed limit gets raised. Similarly, if enough drivers are observed running a red light, then the yellow time gets extended. Or if drivers aren't yielding at a crosswalk, then the crosswalk is removed.
By contrast, if a large number of cyclists are observed running a stop sign on a quiet street then the local police conducts a sting operation...
Well if you almost clip me on your bike as a pedestrian because you refuse to stop at any stop signs, I'm gonna kick your rear tire. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fair. If someone almost clips you in their car because they ran a stop sign, you're lucky to be alive lmao
They would've gotten a knock on the trunk too in the old days, but now I'm older and I guess wiser/don't really care anymore.
I find that 15% number interesting... For example, there's a highway near where I am with a 55 mph speed limit. But you'll rarely find people doing less than 60. Usually 65, with the occasional crazy person doing 80.
But I feel like raising the speed limit would defeat the purpose. Drivers would be happy, but then they'd just go 75. If traffic engineering amounts to "More than 15% are breaking the rules and driving in an unsafe manner, let's change the rules so that's legal," it seems pretty dumb. Like, that extra speed isn't suddenly safer because the sign says something else.
I’ve been in both camps over the years and it’s only the assholes that you remember.
Fuck cars and up with cycling and bike infrastructure and all that but unless this study is more specific than the article states, it's useless. And if it is more specific this article may be misleading.
It just gives a percentage of "in compliance with traffic laws" and doesn't give a breakdown of what laws. Since most drivers speed at least a little quite often, and most cyclists are incapable of speeding anywhere near as much, what laws are the cyclists breaking to get them as low on compliance as drivers? If it's stop signs and red lights, that is right in line with the stereotype of them being dangerous scofflaws the article is saying this study shows is incorrect.
The only time I’ve seen a cyclist stop for a red light is when I stare them down while crossing the bike lane with my small child. Rest of the time it’s tally ho motherfuckers. NYC specifically
Some biker flipped me off just because I honked at him and flipped him off for running a red in a busy intersection. Pisses me off.
But i love bikes, and hate cars. Still want nore bike infrastructure
Some [person] flipped me off just because I ... flipped him off
Shocking, he didn't kiss your ring??
What happened to the old stuy?
Billy Joel walked through it alone.
not a high bar to pass though
was this study made by cyclists?
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