Re: Another town having cyclists problems

On 19/10/2010 10:23, Simon Mason wrote:

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On 19/10/2010 10:07, Tony Raven wrote:
Simon Mason wrote:

I think you are confused. Marie's article was talking about
cyclists and this is a cycling newsgroup.


I think you are confused. 50% of drivers jumping red lights is
*highly* relevant to vulnerable cyclists if you care to think about
it.


Especially as more cyclists are killed on green by motorised red light
jumpers than are killed by jumping red lights themselves.

Tony

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But that wasn't what Marie was talking about.

She was talking about towns having problems and so I provided details of a
city blighted by 50% red light jumping motorists which puts things into some
perspective.

The comment "motorists are often selfish and don't give cyclists the room
they need" goes some way to showing what the root cause of pavement cycling
is. Teach drivers to drive properly and considerately (and this does not mean
50% jumping red lights) and cyclists would feel safe to use the roads.

Treat the cause, not the symptoms.

The symptom is cyclists on footways, endangering pedestrians and other road users.

The cause is their being self-centredness.


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