Originally Posted by
unterhausen
sometimes I wonder if adult novice cyclists internalize the propaganda that "cyclists don't follow the law" and then don't follow the law themselves. But simple self-preservation suggests that you don't run stop signs without at least knowing that you aren't going to hit anything.
I've met adults who are 100% convinced of all sorts of bizarre "laws" about cycling. Like that they're required to ride against traffic. Or that they're required to be on the sidewalk. Or that traffic laws don't apply to them.
When it comes to novice adults, it also seems they they can be so fixated on the mechanics of riding that they don't pay attention to what's going around them. Staying upright and balanced takes so much concentration that they don't notice they're sailing through an intersection without stopping.