Originally Posted by
merider1
That is completely subjective (the system doesn't fail folks 100% of the time, after all) and misses the point about injury to the rider. Also, the article is one-sided; we do NOT know the whole story. . . . there are better and more efficient ways (even if it doesn't seem so in the short term) to fight these issues than pit ourselves against motorists . . . . We owe it to ourselves and others to at least try to find a way to push our rights to be out on the road without having to play chicken with vehicles.
I don't know what you consider subjective, but I can tell you that there is very little in the law that provides for preventing conduct which causes injury or damages, but a whole lot of law that provides for compensation of injury or damages after the fact. Public awareness of conduct that can potentially cause injury or damage can bring about changes in behavior that prevent injury. Spending time in futile efforts is NOT efficient. Whether the article is biased, or the facts are totally accurate can always be an issue, but the motive seems pretty obvious, bring public attention to a problem which appears to have been experienced by other members of the cycling community as well.