Dan O wrote:
On Feb 26, 10:58 am,
wrote:
On Feb 26, 12:20 pm, wrote:

Those whacky guys who brought you the Euro are at it again:

http://transportationnation.org/2012...ies-allowing-b...

Paris "rampant with cyclists?" Not when I was there in '02. I mean,
that was ten years ago...

Loved the (approx) "cyclists must yield to motor traffic"-- well yeah!
One way or the other...


Agreed.

Excuse me, but as I've tried to teach my kids, the reason you actually
stop at red lights and, especially, stop signs, since those carry more
"ignore" temptation, is so you can stop driving, or cycling, or even
walking, and pay attention to *looking*. Twice. How many times have I,
while cycling, had a motorist "not see me" even though they looked
right at me and maybe even made eye contact (!) because they didn't
want to see me? (Answer: "lots").


Agreed. Situational awareness - while in motion - is not for everyone
(I guess).

If a cyclist runs a red light and gets smushed, my sympathies are more
with the motor vehicle operator. Not an experience to be wished on
anyone, and said in spite of the many times I've been used as a pylon
or otherwise "as an object of aggression".

Agreed. The blithe idiot is not just hurting himself. But I'm not in
charge of him. Why should his stupidity dictate what I must do?

Just keep in mind, _every_ hotshot who deliberately runs a red light is
plenty confident. Every one figures he's way better than average, and
so skillful that he's got no need for laws. That true even of the ones
that get killed.

When you decide to do the same thing with the same attitude of
confidence, maybe you should ask yourself: "Can I _prove_ I'm different
than the unsuccessful hotshots?"

--
- Frank Krygowski