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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by sidlls on Friday January 20, 2017 @10:45PM (#13448630)
15mph might be slow to a racer or hobbyist who does regular long distance riding, but it's about typical for commuters and the very casual end of hobbyists. Maybe it's slow downhill. It's definitely not slow to pedestrians: a collision with a cyclist going 15 mph can be quite injurious.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by maxerickson on Friday January 20, 2017 @11:16PM (#13448749)
This doesn't have anything to do with commuters, it's hikers vs mountain bikers in a recreational area.

I wonder if enforcement tends to be more strict when a hiker happens to be present.

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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by cjensen on Saturday January 21, 2017 @01:07AM (#13449079)
In previous reports I've seen, they generally speed gun at a blind downhill corner. It's a good choice: the biker is speeding in a location which might have a hiker, so the guys getting the tickets are in fact the ones endangering others.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by loeg on Saturday January 21, 2017 @12:55AM (#13449039)
A collision between a cyclist and a tree at 15 mph can be injurious. Cyclists try to miss obstacles, pedestrians included, for their own safety.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by sidlls on Saturday January 21, 2017 @12:57AM (#13449049)
So do most auto drivers. It is a fact that lower speeds correlate to fewer accidents and accidents with generally less bad outcomes, though.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by loeg on Saturday January 21, 2017 @03:21AM (#13449362)
There's got to be a floor somewhere. Do you think 5 mph is safer than 6? What about 1 mph?
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by lsllc on Friday January 20, 2017 @11:02PM (#13448686)
Life is injurious, stay home if you don't like it.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by mikeash on Friday January 20, 2017 @11:08PM (#13448713)
Why not: life has laws, stay home if you don't like them.
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Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t... by jakeogh on Saturday January 21, 2017 @12:25AM (#13448966)
Mandatory foam suits for all then? How long until "mountain bikes" are required to have black boxes? 2024 CA: where you need a "bike license".
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