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Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by eertami on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:46AM (#15339105)
>There are practical reasons for bikes going through red lights

I'd hardly call "I have a desire to be killed by a car" or "I harbour a blatant disregard of the saftey and wellbeing of those around me" practical reasons. The laws are written for the protection of everyone, not solely to inconvenience you.

Stop signs aren't something we really have in my country, but cycling through red lights has been the cause of death and injury for both cyclists and pedestrians.

I find it horrifying that you're so quick to disregard even the most fundamental rules of the road and worse yet aggressively defend your anti-social behaviour.

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Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by Fricken on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:08AM (#15339309)
Here's a good article that links to a study on Scofflaw cyclists:

https://www.treehugger.com/bikes/new-study-shows-scofflaw-cy...

“Bicyclists, perhaps despite popular conception, really don’t break the rules at any greater rate than any other modes: pedestrians or drivers,” said Aaron Johnson, one of the authors. “When there’s a disregard for the rules it tends to come from efforts to negotiate infrastructure that really wasn’t built for them.”

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Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by crispyambulance on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @12:47PM (#15340362) 

    > quick to disregard even the most fundamental rules of the road and worse yet aggressively defend your anti-social behaviour.
Such behavior is, actually, the norm. It has been going on since the dawn of traffic control. Cars and bikes are intrinsically different. Traffic laws can't address everything and are broken (or deliberately not enforced by police) for pragmatic reasons all the time.
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