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Originally Posted by racc
Hundreds of thousands of people are killed and millions injured each and every year. To even suggest that irresponsible cycling is comparable to irresponsible driving is truly ridiculous.
The automobile is a deadly device and demands a much higher level of responsibly than walking or riding a bike.
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yes. thanks for the post. clearly in not the ONLY cyclist here.
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Originally Posted by zivan56
^^ Well, you should be getting a ticket for performing a "rolling stop." Or get rid of that law for cars to and then I wouldn't care. However, double standards need not apply in a democratic country.
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see above
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Originally Posted by Metro-One
Obviously you have never mountain biked, a lot of those people get pretty banged up and of course some have died.
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completely irrelevant to this discussion. you are putting your own life at risk in a controlled environment, not unlike most sports.
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Originally Posted by DKaz
ROFLMAO.
So what you're saying is that it's ok for a driver to run a red light as long as he does it slowly and no cars and pedestrians are around. Unlawful yes, but it's very very safe.
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nobody should be running red lights. but if you ride your bike up to an intersection and there really is nobody around, well thats more like jaywalking than anything. and btw i see drivers running reds all the time.
it would be nice to believe that all drivers are well behaved law abiding citizens, and that bikers are the unruly outlaws with a death wish, but this simply isn't the case. i work all day on my bike and i dont even pull 10% of the sketchy shit that i see drivers doing. i'm the one with my life on the line, and all drivers do is continue mindlessly living the happy motoring lifestyle. and they have the nerve to say blah blah blah he's breaking the law. whatever. get over it.