Originally Posted by
mikesdca
This thread amazes me. It starts off `why do driver honk at cyclists who run red lights?` and turns into `Drivers suck. They hate bike riders. Most of them think we`re children...` Well, no ****. You`re demanding that you be treated with respect, like any other road user, and then you ride through stop lights? And give me a break with the `I`ve never seen a driver come to a complete stop at a stop sign` argument. That was not the original post. It had to do with riding through RED LIGHTS. Has anyone EVER seen a car driver pull up to a red light, look around, wait until there was a break in cross traffic and then race across********** At 2:15am in the middle of Mayberry, perhaps. In the middle of the day as is most often the case with cyclists? Not a chance. You know what`s funny? The guy who blows red lights/scurries through cross traffic BUT happens to wear a helmet is considered `safe and responsible` while a helmetless rider who waits at lights, comes to a STOP (not a wobbly trackstand) at stop signs is considered a `Euro wannabe` and an accident waiting to happen. Unbelievable.
I have to agree with you. I always stop at red lights and never blow through them. Cyclists will never receive respect from motorists until they learn to obey the same rules of the road. We may have the right to use roads, but with that right comes the responsibility to obey the rules. Unfortunately, I'm in the minority in that during my commute, I think I'm the only cyclist who stops at red lights. Weird.