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Originally Posted by
Vlaam4ever
- I hate waiting at red lights when it is obviously safe to cross.
- I am happy police in my country doesn't fine me for doing so on foot/bike. It is against the law (60$ fine), but they seldom bother to catch and fine such criminals.
- At the same time, I'm frustrated to see that some people cross red lights (on foot 99% of the time) without looking and cause cars to brake/turn/crash/run them over. When I cross red lights, nobody has to sweat.
- The problem is those people running red lights without looking probably think the same way I do and maybe some day I'll also cause a car to brake/run me over.... But until then, I still hate waiting at the red lights when I'm sure it is safe to cross, so I cross.
Think about this, how many criminals might have escaped justice because they were breaking some minor law but the police turned a "blind eye" to it because it was a "minor law." Ted Bundy had been stopped for a minor traffic violation (if I remember correctly) but had been able to talk his way out of it. Had the cop conducted a search of his car he would have found a cut up body in garbage bags in the backseat.
I'm sure that they do, but considering that it's not just your life on the line if you should make an error in judgement, but the lives of other innocent bystanders is it really worth the risk? So you have to wait a minute or two at a red light, or you have to do a trackstand and wait a few seconds at a stop sign.
It's a small price to pay not to ruin someone else's life.