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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just this evening I saw a cyclist wearing his black work suit while speeding past a stop sign.  “Idaho stop” I guess. I’m a very careful driver but it infuriates me when cyclists don’t take easy yet important steps to improve visibility and safety. Everyone should do their part. Why is that so hard for some cyclists to understand? [/quote]

Cyclists are adamantly opposed to any requirements whatsoever being imposed on them. Rules are for other people. [/quote]

Drivers are adamantly opposed to speed governor bring installed on their cars.  Rules are for other people.[/quote]

I’m not opposed at all. It would mean absolute end to speeding tickets. I don’t speed, so I don’t get speeding tickets. And since I don’t speed, a governor wouldn’t change my driving at all.

And it’s time for bikes to be registered, tagged, and inspected.  Do you oppose this? [/quote]

I am a NP but oppose this because what freaking difference does it make?  CARS are licensed and tagged and run red lights and speed and kill people all day long with zero repercussions.  What would licensing and tagging do?  It would not prevent any deaths or make the streets safer.  [/quote]

Exaggerations aside ("kill people all day long", seriously?), most drivers are not charged because they are not at fault.  Yes, sometimes they are, but at least in my city, almost all recent pedestrian deaths are a result of the pedestrian taking unsafe actions (crossing in the middle of the road at night seems to be the most common reason). I know you are going to try to argue that the law somehow favors drivers, but that isn't going to prevent deaths.  We need to put into place safety measures that reduce conflict between cars, cyclists and pedestrians, and part of that include recognizing that all parties engage in unsafe behaviors. The failure of cyclists to accept any blame for their own actions causes deaths.  [/quote]

They don't know the law well enough to say whom it favors. They just assume that if a cyclist is killed (and that's extremely rare), then by definition it must be the driver's fault. But the police investigate every single incident to figure out what happened and who was at fault. If the driver isn't charged, that tells you what the answer is. [/quote]

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