Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work and nobody wants

Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by bigbubba on Sunday December 13, 2020 @05:08PM (#25410847)

By that logic, should the fines car drivers face scale with the weight of their vehicle? Is blowing through a redlight in a small sports car a lesser crime than doing the same with a large pickup truck?

I'm receptive to this, but I doubt it would ever be implemented.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by taeric on Sunday December 13, 2020 @05:42PM (#25411151)

The fines probably do scale up as the class of the vehicle scales up. In large because you can lose your job if you are a bus or truck driver and do this.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by dmurray on Sunday December 13, 2020 @06:20PM (#25411491)

Or, you pay more for insurance for a more powerful car, and the main impact of the ticket is not the monetary fine but an increase in premiums.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by jimmytidey on Sunday December 13, 2020 @05:40PM (#25411130)

Yes. Or you could use a system of weight categories, for example one category for cars and one for bikes.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by noobermin on Sunday December 13, 2020 @08:49PM (#25412605)

I think SUVs should br taxed actually, as well as trucks that have no commercial purpose, althouh that is a separate issue.

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