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'Death by dangerous cycling' law considered
On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:35:07 +0100, Joe wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:46:03 +0100 Yitzhak Isaac Goldstein wrote: In uk.politics.misc Ophelia wrote: Yes, I agree! Many times when I have been stopped at traffic lights, I see cyclists continuing straight through!!! QED. This belief that cyclists 'don't stop at red lights' (or that they fail to stop at red lights at a rate greater than car drivers) is so absolutely and firmly entrenched in the car driver's psyche, that it has been elevated almost to the level of absolute truth. The sun rises in the east. Water boils at 100° C. 1+1=2. Cyclists don't stop at red lights. Except that it isn't true. It's quite fascinating - not only that so many people can believe so fervently in a falsehood that is becomes almost like a religion. But equally fascinating is that public policy can be decided based on this complete fantasy. Except that it is true. At the moment, Whitechapel station has a temporary entrance opposite a traffic-light pedestrian crossing across the A11. A while ago, I had occasion to cross the road there four times a week for a month or so. More than half the time, at least one cyclist, sometimes half a dozen would cross the crossing at about 20mph while I was walking across. I never looked round, so I don't know if the same was happening the other side of the road, but I see no reason to assume otherwise. On the other side of the road from Whitechapel station is the Royal London Hospital, so a fair percentage of the pedestrians were not too steady on their feet. I never actually saw a collision, nor do I know how many of the bicycles had brakes, but the riders were universally what my daughter, a cyclist herself, calls 'feral' cyclists. Big helmets, heads down, oblivious to the world around them... So don't lie. he is a socialist....he know full well he has a special pass to lie whenever 'necessary' or 'useful' -- www.abelard.org |
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