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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 year ago

As a cyclist, I've seen more motorists blow through stop signs than other cyclists, and they are the ones who can kill someone.

Idaho Stops need to come to Canada. Not only have they been proven to be safer, but it makes sense in a dozen different ways.

I've sat at red lights (as a cyclist) and the light DOES NOT CHANGE unless a car is waiting at that same light. We're talking 10+ minutes. Who the hell thinks it's OK for cyclists to have to sit there indefinitely when no other cars are around, just because of some outdated laws? We need to change with the times!

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

As a cyclist, I've seen more motorists blow through stop signs than other cyclists, and they are the ones who can kill someone.

Cyclists always try to use this defense/whataboutism way too often, without realizing that to a pedestrian, you on your bike are just as deadly as a car. Motorists are at least expected to know the rules of the road, cyclists openly oppose any sort of education and even act offended at the idea that they too should know the rules of the road they're on. As a pedestrian in Toronto, cyclists are my biggest danger, not motorists.

[-] rms1990@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Lol car hitting cyclists and pedestrians go vrooom

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