[AfterPeak]

I have been cycling/commuting for many years in London now and I have to say the number of cyclists going through red lights is getting ridiculous. It hurts us all when people do this.

I propose we all shout a chorus of “Loser” when someone goes through a red light because I am not sure they know. I did have ruder words but I am saying them for close passes.

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[AlsoSomniloquism]

I do find it funny that the

I do find it funny that the ones who claim anti-cyclist bingo for “Cyclists going through red lights” are also some of the ones justifying cycling through red lights. 

[Captain Badger]

wycombewheeler wrote:

Captain Badger wrote:

( I remember bringing round someone who was criticising RNLI for funding swimming lessons for girls in other countries, I think it was Afghan, ..

quite understandable, no one has yet been swept out to sea in Afgahnistan and lost their life.

They have rivers and lakes in Afghan I understand, and relatively very few swimmers, especially of the female variety. However you have motivated me to check my sources

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/16/rnli-donations-surge-tory-criticism-work-overseas-lifeboat-charity

This was a couple of years ago and the locations I gave were obvs false memories on my part – apols. RNLI was facing criticism of its fulfilment of its founder’s vision –

“should extend our views [of drowning prevention] from our own immediate coasts, to the most remote quarters of the globe, and to every neighbouring state”.

Part of the work involved providing burkinis for young girls free of charge who would otherwise not be allowed to take part, which certainly allowed the Heil and Times to level their guns on a “political correctness gon maaaad” platform.

 

[wycombewheeler]

quiff wrote:

 But what a lot of cyclists (but very few drivers) do, is arrive at an established red light and then carry on through it for their convenience.         

Generally if a car arrives at an established red light, they are not the first in the queue and so don’t have the same opportunity to go through on red.

[hawkinspeter]

wycombewheeler wrote:

Captain Badger wrote:

( I remember bringing round someone who was criticising RNLI for funding swimming lessons for girls in other countries, I think it was Afghan, ..

quite understandable, no one has yet been swept out to sea in Afgahnistan and lost their life.

Well that sounds like they’re doing an outstanding job

[wycombewheeler]

Captain Badger wrote:

( I remember bringing round someone who was criticising RNLI for funding swimming lessons for girls in other countries, I think it was Afghan, ..

quite understandable, no one has yet been swept out to sea in Afgahnistan and lost their life.

[wycombewheeler]

Martin1857 wrote:

I cycle in London all the time (as I’m no fan of the tube), and I think I can safely say that I see someone jump a red light at least once on every trip. Not sure that name calling or remonstrating is effective, I tend to register my disapproval to waiting car drivers by throwing my hands up and looking aghast and hoping that goes some way to mitigating the effect their stupidity. 

On almost every journey, I see drivers speeding, drivers using phones, smell cannabis from cars and yes see drivers go through red lights. Do I look at all these people and think “they reflect badly on me as a driver” No of course not, so why should I think that about cyclists?

[PRSboy]

I frequently ride through a

I frequently ride through a red light which controls traffic over a narrow railway bridge down the road from me.  Its a stupid light with ideas above its station which deliberately turns red if there is no one coming the opposite way (and there is a clear view for over 200 yds), and it deserves to be ridden through.

[AfterPeak]

This is my default position

This is my default position at the moment along with a shaking of my head

[Sriracha]

wycombewheeler wrote:

wycombewheeler wrote:

AfterPeak wrote:

.. ignore the bike box and decide to stop right at the intersection instead.

because the bike box is full of cars?

I’m betting those drivers in the bike box, seeing the cyclist stopping ahead of them, will be tutting at the cyclists for having crossed the line at a red light, when in fact they have done precisely the same thing themselves.

[Dnnnnnn]

Happily, there’s no law

Happily, there’s no law against pedestrians crossing on a red man in Britain.

[Hirsute]

People shouldn’t be cycling

People shouldn’t be cycling across red where there are pedestrians.

Always seems a risk to me with cars only in the mix. Even if you think there are no cars around as anyone can speed way beyond 20 or 30.

[Hirsute]

You need to cycle further out

You need to cycle further out.

And I haven’t seen that photo before.

 

[Martin1857]

I cycle in London all the

I cycle in London all the time (as I’m no fan of the tube), and I think I can safely say that I see someone jump a red light at least once on every trip. Not sure that name calling or remonstrating is effective, I tend to register my disapproval to waiting car drivers by throwing my hands up and looking aghast and hoping that goes some way to mitigating the effect their stupidity. 

[Flintshire Boy]

Yup, the Lancs Lad missed it!

Yup, the Lancs Lad missed it!

[quiff]

Sriracha wrote:

Sriracha wrote:

a cyclist stopping over the line at a red light is seldom overlooked.

Interesting – hadn’t occurred to me that drivers might characterise that as a form of RLJing – I’ve always assumed their beef is with sailing through solid red lights and continuing on your way.   

[Author]

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