Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety
by ogre_codes on Thursday February 06, 2020 @12:42PM
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As a cyclist, there is a much bigger energy expense in starting and stopping than on an e-scooter. With the bike you have to dismount (or track stand) when you stop then get back on the bike and get your momentum going. With the scooter you just stop, you are already standing up. Similarly getting going again on the e-scooter you just push off and you are moving.
I don't see a problem with bikes running red lights. It's not that much different from crossing any other intersection where cross traffic isn't stopping. Generally I avoid traffic signals on my commute, but there is one place on my commute where I almost always run the signal. In this particular intersection, it's less dangerous crossing by myself against the signal than crossing with the signal next to a bunch of cars trying to pass me.
The fundamental problem is in most places traffic controls are designed around the needs (and safety) of people in cars. Bikes and pedestrians are usually an afterthought.
I don't see a problem with bikes running red lights. It's not that much different from crossing any other intersection where cross traffic isn't stopping. Generally I avoid traffic signals on my commute, but there is one place on my commute where I almost always run the signal. In this particular intersection, it's less dangerous crossing by myself against the signal than crossing with the signal next to a bunch of cars trying to pass me.
The fundamental problem is in most places traffic controls are designed around the needs (and safety) of people in cars. Bikes and pedestrians are usually an afterthought.