Cyclists are not rule breakers

OldRidgeback · 2018-01-04T14:15:31+00:00

I came across this report on Twitter and thought it might be of soem interest. It certainly runs against the oft-held claim that cyclsits are habitual red light jumpers. It is from Florida, which has amongst the worst road safety of any US state. But I'd be interested to hear of any parallel studies from here in Europe, or in other US states. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/03/study-cyclists-dont-break-traffic-laws-any-more-than-drivers-do/

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January 4, 2018 at 2:15 pm #27983

OldRidgeback

I came across this report on Twitter and thought it might be of soem interest. It certainly runs against the oft-held claim that cyclsits are habitual red light jumpers. It is from Florida, which has amongst the worst road safety of any US state. But I’d be interested to hear of any parallel studies from here in Europe, or in other US states.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/03/study-cyclists-dont-break-traffic-laws-any-more-than-drivers-do/
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January 4, 2018 at 3:02 pm #909057
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Canyon48

brooksby wrote:
wellsprop wrote:
I haven’t seen any cars travelling the wrong way down a road at night without lights on…

Only once, ever (in Bristol!)

:S

January 4, 2018 at 2:35 pm #909055
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brooksby

wellsprop wrote:
I haven’t seen any cars travelling the wrong way down a road at night without lights on…

Only once, ever (in Bristol!)

January 4, 2018 at 2:28 pm #909053
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Canyon48

The topic title is wrong.

The topic title is wrong.

A lot of cyclists DO break rules, the article just suggests no more than drivers break rules.

In fact, from my experience of cycling through Bristol, I would possibly have to say that cyclists are the least predictable and least aware road users. I haven’t seen any cars travelling the wrong way down a road at night without lights on…

Despite this, the ramifications of a cyclist breaking a rule/law are generally much less significant than a motorist doing the same (in charge of nearly 2000kg of metal travelling at 30odd mph).
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