Sydney morning herald has this nice thinkpiece about red light running. Almost agree with it:
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Nice red light piece in the SMH
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Posted 12 years ago #
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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.
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?
Posted 12 years ago # -
@Dave - was this post a subtle satire that went completely over my head?
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)?
Surely there aren't really people that stop at green lights?
Robert
The bemused???#!!?!?Posted 12 years ago # -
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.
Posted 12 years ago # -
@ kaputnik
+1
Except that sometimes someone does follow - often 'just' on red.
Obviously they are 'above average' dangerous.
Posted 12 years ago # -
The downside is when you only should have been the last person through, but the driver behind you floors it.
Ninja'd by chdot, egads!
Posted 12 years ago #
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