David Martin vaguely muttered something like ...
On 17/10/04 7:43 am, in article , "Paul -
xxx" wrote:
Oh come on .. you're now using arguments that many cyclists in this
newsgroup decry car drivers for ...
Just because a manouvre you consider is safe, doesn't mean
a) that it _is_ safe
Like crossing on green as well?
We weren't discussing how safe or not crossing on green is .. and no, just
'cos a traffics green doesn't necessarily mean I consider it's safe to
cross, atever the vehicle. Do you think it does ?
b) that it is any less illegal.
Precisely.
See, that's the troubl;e with generalisation .. NOT all car drivers run
red lights, NOT all cyclists run red lights.
I was pointing out that there is a difference in the way motorists and
cyclists jump red lights.
Jumping a red light is jumping a red light, and how one does it is
immaterial, especially in law.
Isn't this the same argument put forward by many cyclists on this newsgroup
when car drivers speed? Both sets of road users believe THEY are safe, but
can cause havoc for other road users that they cannot or donot see.
I've seen a cyclist get run over crossing on red when they also 'thought' it
was safe to do so .. didn't make the rider of the motorbike that hit him
(which was crosing on a green light) feel any better. SMIDSY works many
ways ...
I didn't and don't condone doing so.
Your post gives that impression.
--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."