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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I drive a car and don’t get the vitriol for cyclists as there seems to be an incredible double standard.

Some cyclists break the law but far more drivers break the law, yes? If you are a driver and accelerate through red lights, go over the speed limit, don’t stop at stop signs, hold your phone while driving, don’t stay in your lane when on roundabouts or turning the corner, don’t indicate when changing lanes, you’re also breaking the law, yes?

Do you think more drivers do this than cyclists? I certainly do. So why so resentful of cyclists especially when there are d as I few of them? [/quote]

There’s a half million cars in DC. If they blew stop signs at the rate cyclists blow stop signs, there would be thousands of car accidents every single day. [/quote]

I don't know where you live, but I'm on the streets of DC every day. Very few cars on those streets ever come to a complete (legal) stop at intersections when there is no cross traffic. Probably about the same proportion as the number of cyclists that come to a complete stop (which, per the recent law change, they are not required to do). That there aren't more accidents is purely due to the relative rarity of cross traffic at those intersections.[/quote]

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