I know what you mean - I try to make an effort to look out for cyclists as I know it must be really difficult/scary trying to navigate so much traffic! I don't have an issue with cyclists skipping red lights as long as there are no pedestrians, but speeding past pedestrian crossings without slowing down/taking any notice of people trying to cross is definitely wrong.
Similarly, pedestrians who ignore zebra crossings (especially ones with children!) have no right to complain. They don't seem to realise that if they get hit and end up dead, the driver/cyclist who hits them has to live with it for the rest of their life even if it wasn't their fault.
It would maybe be good if there were another light to give cyclists a head start (or just the amber light, I suppose) at crossings before the traffic is allowed to catch up with them, to stop them running red lights in order not to get hit by traffic.
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Date: 2007-05-14 04:06 pm (UTC)Similarly, pedestrians who ignore zebra crossings (especially ones with children!) have no right to complain. They don't seem to realise that if they get hit and end up dead, the driver/cyclist who hits them has to live with it for the rest of their life even if it wasn't their fault.
It would maybe be good if there were another light to give cyclists a head start (or just the amber light, I suppose) at crossings before the traffic is allowed to catch up with them, to stop them running red lights in order not to get hit by traffic.