Cyclists allowed to run red lights?
On Apr 15, 11:12*am, Adrian wrote:
Marz gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:
So should other road users (eg motorists) be allowed to do the same -
to drive across a zebra crossing or through a red light - simply
because the user who has right of way has not yet reached a point where
the vehicle will hit them? Or are you suggesting that motor vehicles
should be subject to one set of rules and cyclists to a more lenient
set?
No and no. Rules of the road should be rules of the road regardless of
vehicle.
But you've repeatedly said that you do it, and attempted to justify it.
The only way your answers can be viewed as even slightly consistent is if
you also regard yourself as an arrogant **** who is a danger to others.
I do not attempt to justify any of my actions. I may describe what I
do and explain why, but not as some vague attempt to justify it. Yours
and probably most folk's perception that I'm a danger to others is not
a view I share.
Hyperthetically, you've just stepped off the road onto the pavement at
a crossing that's still red. I'm waiting at the light (I do that
sometimes) and as you step off the road, before the lights goes green
I'm off. Why do you care?
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