So much safer for cyclists to be allowed to go through red!

Retrogamer

Altarf wrote: »

No, yesterday was just yet another real case of a moron colour blind cyclist ploughing through a group of pedestrians crossing on a green man.

Of course in your fantasy world such reprehensible behaviour from a cyclist would never occur.

esuhl

Altarf wrote: »

Why do you ask, do you know them?

What a ridiculous question. Are you high?! Do you drive in this state?!

No wonder you have so many problems on the road with your level of cognitive impairment.

Altarf

custardy wrote: »

You dont seem to have posted about these?

http://www.dromoreleader.co.uk/news/local-news/almost-crashed-into-police-car-at-red-light-1-6944761

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/police-issue-new-description-of-driver-who-ran-red-light-and-hit-dundee-schoolgirl-1.899048

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Sleepy-policeman-runs-red-light-crashes-taxi/story-27767826-detail/story.html

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Sleepy-policeman-runs-red-light-crashes-taxi/story-27767826-detail/story.html

Many many more to choose from.

I do wonder about the intelligence of cyclists, who seem to think that because some motorists break the law, that excuses cyclists.

It doesn't.

However I know that cyclists won't be able to comprehend such simple things, the same as they can't comprehend what a red light means.

As an aside, I don't know why you keep bothering to post links about motorists, it is not relevant to me as 99% of my journeys are by train or walking.

And as a pedestrian, I see far fewer motorists behaving like complete morons unlike cyclists, who seem to go out of their way to be anti-social.

custardy

Altarf wrote: »

I do wonder about the intelligence of cyclists, who seem to think that because some motorists break the law, that excuses cyclists.

It doesn't.

However I know that cyclists won't be able to comprehend such simple things, the same as they can't comprehend what a red light means.

As an aside, I don't know why you keep bothering to post links about motorists, it is not relevant to me as 99% of my journeys are by train or walking.

And as a pedestrian, I see far fewer motorists behaving like complete morons unlike cyclists, who seem to go out of their way to be anti-social.

Now Altarf,you do understand I have held a driving licence for 25 years?
So am i a cyclist,driver,pedestrian or what?


Let me lay something out for you. A car passes you at say 30 mph. You see it for a short period of time due to your vastly different speeds.
so unless they do something in front of you,you wont see it.
Im sure the same type of person who jumps a red light in a bike would try it in a car. However size and layout often stops them by being physically blocked in.

Of course its a little worrying you seem to see cyclists as morons and dangerous but the 'drivers' in those links arent even worthy of a comment from you.
You are far more likely to be a victim of that sort of driving.

esuhl

Altarf wrote: »

As an aside, I don't know why you keep bothering to post links about motorists, it is not relevant to me as 99% of my journeys are by train or walking.

So what the hell are you doing on a cycling thread?! :rotfl:

brat

Despite cyclists being much more likely to share the same space as pedestrians, motorists kill or seriously injure 98% of pedestrians compared to 2% for cyclists. This disparity stretches much further when you consider fatalities alone.

When you combine that solid fact with the discourtesy displayed by Altarf and his ilk, using disparaging words and phrases like "moron", "anti-social", "won't be able to comprehend" to describe ALL cyclists, and it's obvious that Altarf's views are skewed by prejudice through ignorance or a blinkered attitude.

He has some value in threads like this, if only to show others just how jaundiced and embittered people can become through blinkered ignorance.

frisbeej

Altarf wrote: »

I do wonder about the intelligence of cyclists, who seem to think that because some motorists break the law, that excuses cyclists.

It doesn't.

However I know that cyclists won't be able to comprehend such simple things, the same as they can't comprehend what a red light means.

As an aside, I don't know why you keep bothering to post links about motorists, it is not relevant to me as 99% of my journeys are by train or walking.

And as a pedestrian, I see far fewer motorists behaving like complete morons unlike cyclists, who seem to go out of their way to be anti-social.

Me Mungo, me ride bike!

Altarf

esuhl wrote: »

So what the hell are you doing on a cycling thread?! :rotfl:

Being almost run over by cyclists who are either colour blind and cannot see red lights or are too stupid to understand what they mean.

Johnmcl7

Altarf wrote: »

Being almost run over by cyclists who are either colour blind and cannot see red lights or are too stupid to understand what they mean.

When did I run a red light and almost run you over? How do you even know what we look like?

Wait, you do realise that cyclists aren't a huge gestalt identity linked together by a hive mind? It's an easy to mistake by yourself and many others it seems.

John

esuhl

Oh, don't mock Altarf -- he'll only start babbling incoherently again! It's yet another of his pitiful cries for attention.