Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF
by FireBeyond on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:54PM
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I find plenty of rules of the road annoying, whether I'm in a car, on a bicycle or pedestrian. This "Oh, well, it's annoying so we don't do that" is BS.
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I used to yield at stop signs early on while cycling, but after I was hit by a car who ran a stop sign, I switched to coming to a complete stop at every stop sign, ensuring no cars were about to run their stop signs, then going. Self preservation is more important than maintaining a little bit of momentum.
A fun bonus for this method is it seems to annoy the cars behind you even more when you actually come to complete stops, even though all drivers complain that cyclists don’t stop at stop signs.
Very very few drivers respect speed limits to the T or the whole bunch "slow down when you do not see around" rules.
So, majority of drivers can stuff themselves when they suddenly demand absolute perfect compliance from non-drivers.