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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
I hope that's a tongue in cheek comment.
I can see cyclists using this as an excuse to completely ignore red lights and then blame the driver when they get mullered.
As for the poor driver: Legal speed, you got a green light to keep going and then out of the blue a cyclist dives across the junction right in front of you... Bang! He's dead. Your fault.  |
Read the article.
It shows that in Paris, on either side of the Champs-Élysées there are 2 very different ways of traffic regulation. At one end there are traffic lights, at the Arc, there aren't.
Guess which one has more accidents involving cyclists.
No, not that one. From personal experience as a non cycling tourist there, that road is scary, yet the traffic lights certainly didn't help!
The point is, if you
know there can be cyclists coming on a red, you drive accordingly, if they take you by surprise, then the bag happens. This is a good idea frankly even if on first read it seems a bit crazy.