Re: I do too, it makes all of us look bad by association Archived Message
Posted by dereklane on June 25, 2019, 9:49 am, in reply to "Re: I do too, it makes all of us look bad by association"
Perhaps not, but the sensible thing is of course uniformity in the approach to any vehicle using the road. Same laws, rules, restrictions and taxes. And same courtesy exercised by and toward everyone. Re pedestrians, of course people should have learnt to be sensible by adulthood (my perception is this phenomenon is getting worse), but I'm am never going to drive hard at a green light knowing its my 'right' on the off chance someone else at that intersection isn't thinking. That's safe driving, and it should apply to everyone on wheels. And legally, it does to a certain degree. Imo is should to a greater degree. The number of pedestrians hit and killed by vehicles each year is incredible, and tragic. As a society we hardly murmur even about these things. More importance as evidenced by this thread it seems is whether anyone should be taking responsibility and if so, whom. Maybe we need a change of perspective? Obviously cyclist vs everyone else is emotive, but the concept tends to harden everyone to the actual issue (people going too fast to stop in busy areas, or, in my experience through small towns, villages, etc. No respect for the humans and animals outside of the vehicle (includes cyclist btw who whizz down my street at maybe 40- a steep and long road, it may be faster). If you think you can't safely swerve or stop to avoid likely hazards, slow down! It should not be a difficult decision. For the record, along with the Lycra speeders round my way there are a lot of old school cyclists too. they stick to the left, wearing high viz and a backpack with their dinner in, and travel at to and from work hours. They stop at stop signs and traffic lights, they go slow through populated areas. No one reasonable has an issue with them, and everyone else takes wide berths around these guys, the traffic slows better around them, there's no knock on rage effects. We wouldn't need laws if we had more considerate road users. Also, if a subject arises on motorists, I'll join that one too. I'm no more charitable about the average uk motorist. And while I've been both motorist and cyclist, I'm mostly a pedestrian (so you know my credentials). Cheers, Derek
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