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Thread #164342   Message #3931586
Posted By: Raedwulf
18-Jun-18 - 04:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: Damned cyclists
Subject: RE: BS: Damned cyclists
"Lack of attention is the killer in the end." Indeed. "Speed kills" used to be the slogan. True enough, but it doesn't cause accidents. What causes accidents is stupidity, inattention, driving inappropriately for the conditions. You can be 10 mph under the speed limit & still be driving far too fast.

And Stanron, one of Sen's later comments confirms what I thought when I read your first post - you completely missed the point when composing your lecture! ;-) The issue isn't cyclists who get themselves to the front of a queue; I don't think any reasonable person objects to that, motorist or not. They may go in front of a red light to do so, but they still stop & wait for it to change. Indeed, an increasing number of lights now have a "cyclist box" painted on the road for them behind the light, but in front of vehicles. Officially, they're termed "Advanced Stop Lines", I believe.

But there are many cyclists who simply ride as though red lights don't exist or don't apply to them & don't stop. That's an issue.