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Re:Who Causes Cyclists’ Deaths? by jrockway on Saturday August 29, 2009 @02:53AM (#792893)
By that standard, it's just as impractical in a car.

Last time I checked, you don't have to unclip to stop your car. And anyway, I live by a stop sign, and I have never seen a car come to a full stop either.

Just out of curiosity, have you ever ridden a bike? You get a sense of what rules you can and can't ignore. A stop sign when you are on the non-conflicting side of a T intersection? Probably safe to slow for, rather than stop, unclip, wait, and clip back in. A red light at a major intersection? Might as well wait.

Anyway, I am pretty conservative in breaking the rules, but I don't feel at all bad ignoring a stop sign when there is literally no traffic.

Re:Who Causes Cyclists’ Deaths? by anamax on Saturday August 29, 2009 @10:36AM (#793215)
> Last time I checked, you don't have to unclip to stop your car.

The last time I checked, clipping was a choice. We don't excuse drivers who make choices that make it inconvenient for them to obey traffic laws....

And no, "training" isn't an excuse either.

> Just out of curiosity, have you ever ridden a bike?

Yes, what of it?

> You get a sense of what rules you can and can't ignore.

Oh really?

> I don't feel at all bad ignoring a stop sign when there is literally no traffic.

That's nice, but observing bicyclists shows that "no traffic" often means "can I beat it if other folks give me a pass?". (My assumption that they're checking may be unfounded.)