Originally Posted by
Hypno Toad
& that's the OP's point: don't follow 'safety guidelines' and you'll get flattened. And Shaina's story is shared to support the OP; and counter posts that nobody ever get's hurt running red lights.
No. As you correctly point out in this next paragraph, the safety guideline she failed to follow is:
Originally Posted by
Hypno Toad
... she believed the car that stopped for the group of riders in front of her was letting her through too (read the links posted). She saw the SUV, she didn't read the driver's intent correctly.
See? You know what she did wrong...the other three cyclists did know what was going on. Unfortunately, in this case, she did not.
Originally Posted by
Hypno Toad
Final thought: car versus bike, bike will lose every time. Drivers that get mad at 'dangerous bikers' running red lights are effing morons. No SUV driver has ended up in the ER from a biker running a red light. 6,000 lbs of steel, airbags, seatbelts ... there's nothing for them to worry about from 165 lbs of biker. The ONLY person that is going to get hurt is the biker. If you have a death-wish, please run all the red lights without thoroughly examining the totality of your circumstances!
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