http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Nice red light piece in the SMH en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:07:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88552 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:28:56 +0000 Uberuce 88552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The downside is when you only <em>should</em> have been the last person through, but the driver behind you floors it.</p> <p>Ninja'd by chdot, egads! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88550 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:26:56 +0000 chdot 88550@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ kaputnik</p> <p>+1</p> <p>Except that sometimes someone <em>does</em> follow - often 'just' on red. </p> <p>Obviously they are 'above average' dangerous. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88544 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:13:31 +0000 kaputnik 88544@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I quite like to be the last person to go through a junction as the lights change as you know there's no-one driving up your posterior. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88537 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:52:51 +0000 Roibeard 88537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Dave - was this post a subtle satire that went completely over my head?</p> <p>Or are you attempting the Irish taxi driver joke (runs reds, explains that all his family does it, then stops at green as his brother might be coming the other way)?</p> <p>Surely there aren't really people that stop at green lights?</p> <p>Robert<br /> The bemused???#!!?!? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88525 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:37:09 +0000 Dave 88525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now I've started paying attention, I see quite a few cyclists stopping before a junction despite having a green light, waiting for the light to go red then running it. Quite often they are turning right, but not always.</p> <p>Interesting isn't it? Are they trading off a bit of legal compliance for what they perceive as a big safety boost? Are they tired and just want a rest before getting ahead? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8718#post-88503 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:24:13 +0000 Stepdoh 88503@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sydney morning herald has this nice thinkpiece about red light running. <em>Almost</em> agree with it:</p> <p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/fitness/blogs/on-your-bike/why-do-some-cyclists-disregard-red-lights-20121018-27spv.html">http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/fitness/blogs/on-your-bike/why-do-some-cyclists-disregard-red-lights-20121018-27spv.html</a> </p>