CoffeeBot@lemmy.ca to Bicycles@lemmy.ca · 1 年前Barrie Ontario: 'Yes, you can get a ticket,' Cyclists slapped with hefty fine for blowing through stop signbarrie.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkBarrie Ontario: 'Yes, you can get a ticket,' Cyclists slapped with hefty fine for blowing through stop signbarrie.ctvnews.caCoffeeBot@lemmy.ca to Bicycles@lemmy.ca · 1 年前message-square67fedilink
minus-squareAdderbox76@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·1 年前And those jurisdictions are what is colloquially known as “stupid”.
minus-squarePolendri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 年前It’s hard not to see this as ignorance given how easy it is to look up the great safety record of these laws (i.e. right there on the Wikipedia page).
minus-squareVelonie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-21 年前https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop See the section on safety. It’s safer for bicycles to yield at stop signs instead of come to a complete stop. The most dangerous part of cycling is in an intersection, and you’ll spend more time in them when coming to a complete stop every time
minus-squarenicktron@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Have you decided to change your opinion yet, since you’ve had plenty of time to read about and fix your own “stupid” though?
And those jurisdictions are what is colloquially known as “stupid”.
It’s hard not to see this as ignorance given how easy it is to look up the great safety record of these laws (i.e. right there on the Wikipedia page).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
See the section on safety. It’s safer for bicycles to yield at stop signs instead of come to a complete stop. The most dangerous part of cycling is in an intersection, and you’ll spend more time in them when coming to a complete stop every time
Have you decided to change your opinion yet, since you’ve had plenty of time to read about and fix your own “stupid” though?