It's interesting how cyclists are victims of the Law of the Jungle, and then blamed for being on the predators' way. Any solution?
Sure, SEPARATION of predator and prey, by line or wall. Would anyone favor a wall? ;)
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I'm sorry, I haven't made myself clear. I agree that cyclists ought to follow the rules of the road, as ought pedestrians and motorcyclists, truck drivers, etc. But to focus efforts on bicyclists is discriminatory. They don't break laws any more frequently than anyone else, the rules of the road are not set up to accomodate them in the first place, and they
pose far less risk of harm than other vehicles. You can swat at bicyclists all day long, if you like, and the epidemiology is still going to be the same, more people end in motor vehicle accidents every year than died in the Viet Nam war. Air bags or no air bags. It's ridiculous
to insist that bicycle safety--or anyone's safety, for that matter-- hinges on whether bicyclists follow "the rules of the road" when people
driving cars don't follow them, because cars are bigger and they kill more people. That's why it's discriminatory to focus on bicycles, because it's out of proportion with the impact that they have on safety.
John Lauerman
