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Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by Scarblac on Saturday June 24, 2023 @09:38AM (#36458587)
In the Netherlands, when riding a bicycle, most people treat most traffic rules as suggestions. Interesting context to explain what's happening.

This is made possible by the fact that cars (try to) follow traffic rules to the letter.

(Essentially every car driver in the Netherlands is also a cyclist at other times)

Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by amanaplanacanal on Saturday June 24, 2023 @03:03PM (#36461702)
There is a logic to it though. On a bicycle you are mostly risking your own life, so you are likely to make good judgements about when you can break the rules. In a car, you are mostly riding other people’s lives (bicyclists and pedestrians). Different incentives.
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by vertis on Saturday June 24, 2023 @03:22PM (#36461864)
Ah yes, I think that's a realy common behaviour. In fact, I got hit by a cyclist on an e-bike in London running a red light.
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by alanfranz on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:08AM (#36465486)
The fact that you’re here to tell is a clear sign that the impact isn’t so high as if it were a car.

Morons exist :-(

Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by vertis on Sunday June 25, 2023 @04:34AM (#36466106)
Yeah, managed to have stitches in the back of my head, but I'll not argue that I'd rather be hit by a bike than a car. If those are the only options. To be fair, the bike rider didn't exactly walk away without some bumps and bruises either.
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by Scarblac on Saturday June 24, 2023 @04:56PM (#36462579)
Yes, I was just trying to show that the same people can have a different attitude to the same rules if the context is a bit different.
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by lowmagnet on Sunday June 25, 2023 @12:05AM (#36465050)
in a some NL cities they have bike sensors and the speeds are low enough to signal a stop across a bike lane keeping it flowing