If a cyclist runs a red light, the cyclist is responsible for his actions and the subesequent results of running that red. If he ran the red light and hit a ped, it's the cyclist's fault. If he ran the red and got hit by a car, it's still his fault. It's too bad he got hit by a car, but then again, he illegally ran the red. Same thing if he rides without a handbrake.

The police have nothing to do with the cyclist's decisions, good or bad, on his bike. They do have the right to ticket the cyclist if his actions result in the breaking of certain laws.

I don't believe it is every cyclist's responsibility to educate every newb out there. Let the bike industry supply all the brochures and info and then leave it up to the cyclist to read up on it. It is his responsibility to read up on the local laws and the rules of the road. If a cyclist runs a red light, I'm not going to chase him down and educate him on the rules of the road and the possible results of his actions. When you're driving somewhere and someone cuts you off as they swith lanes without signaling, you're not going to follow that person to their destination and then tell them that they should signal when switching lanes because they could cause an accident.

Seems like today's society wants everything handed to them on a silver platter. They want to do anything and everything yet take no responsibility when things go wrong. It's the other person's fault. It's society's fault. **** that *****!!!! Take responsibility for you own actions! And don't ******* blame me or society when you get hurt or hurt someone else as the result of your stupid, ****ed up decisions. Own up.

I'll occasionally run reds and stop signs only after checking the intersections and sidewalks for cars and peds. I also ride without a handbrake. If I get a ticket, I get a ticket. I knowingly broke the law and chose to do so. My actions, my responsibility.