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Originally Posted by Derek
Paris is making the entirely sensible decision to allow cyclists to treat red lights as give ways.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33773868
Cyclists in Paris no longer have to stop at every red traffic light - new rules mean that in certain circumstances they can ignore the signals and keep going. The aim is to make the city's roads much safer.
People end up thinking that just because a light is green it is safe to go - when it might not be... Far better to use all our senses all the time.
"Also allowing cyclists to proceed is safer, because it means they avoid getting caught beside trucks and buses as they wait for lights to change. That is the origin of a lot of accidents." |
Goodness me some sense at last! Why did we have to wait for the French to show the way when we've been saying this for years...