>There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light.
>There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light. I’ve got momentum, I don’t feel like stopping, I’m running late. I wish there was a more practical way than increased surveillance to prove the pedestrian/cyclist at fault. Cars have momentum too. Physics makes it so they can't come to an instant stop. Then cyclists wonder why they get hit by cars when they run red lights. >“every time a cyclist stops, they lose kinetic energy and have to work harder upon starting off in order to accelerate and restore that kinetic energy" If this is an actual justification cyclists try to use, might I suggest investing in a car? > http://www.citylab.com/commute/2013/05/why-we-should-never-f... It's sad that this level of entitlement doesn't seem rare among cyclists (incl. the ones I know/have spoken too). They matter more than everyone else, so they should be allowed to break the law. Then cyclists wonder why most other pedestrians dislike them.
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>There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light.
>There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light.
>There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light. I’ve got momentum, I don’t feel like stopping, I’m running late. I wish there was a more practical way than increased surveillance to prove the pedestrian/cyclist at fault. Cars have momentum too. Physics makes it so they can't come to an instant stop. Then cyclists wonder why they get hit by cars when they run red lights. >“every time a cyclist stops, they lose kinetic energy and have to work harder upon starting off in order to accelerate and restore that kinetic energy" If this is an actual justification cyclists try to use, might I suggest investing in a car? > http://www.citylab.com/commute/2013/05/why-we-should-never-f... It's sad that this level of entitlement doesn't seem rare among cyclists (incl. the ones I know/have spoken too). They matter more than everyone else, so they should be allowed to break the law. Then cyclists wonder why most other pedestrians dislike them.
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