Originally Posted by
jpatkinson
It isn't a question of public safety. It's an issue of public perception. EVERYTHING in life is perception. The message received is the only one that matters.
If the average Joe driving his car doesn't respect the average Paul riding his bicycle, Paul is more likely to get hurt. Does anyone really think this isn't obvious?
bollocks. stop sign non-compliance is just used as an excuse to rage about the weird "outsider" who is able to flow through traffic with ease while motorists are stuck in congestion. in fact, many of the cyclist behaviors raging cagers complain about are perfectly legal.
not too long ago the city of portland assessed comliance by motorists and cyclists at a stop sign. cyclists had a noncompliance rate of ~90% while motorists had a non-compliance rate of ~60%. do you really believe that the bike hating ragers will hate us less if we show the same level of compliance as motorists?