Dear Group, Bikes are much more like fast moving pedestrians than they are like cars. And motorcycles should be treated no differently than cars. (I have referred to small cars as "enclosed motorcycles" since they came on the scene.)
That said, as has been pointed out here, yielding only in controlled intersections is not self evident to most. Even if it makes no practical sense to stop, particularly when a bicycle can cause little damage to cars and would be held responsible, a large portion of regulation might have had a valid purpose, but in practice disadvantages more than it helps. I am probably one of the few you might see standing at a light-controlled intersection without a car in sight----waiting for the "light" to allow me to "walk." When I finally get my feet in motion, I say to myself, "Why didn't you walk--dummy?" So, that is the rub. If pedestrians are supposed to stand there on an empty street waiting for the orange--"wait" to turn to the new command--"walk", how can the case be made for bicycles to not do the same silly thing? Eric Westhagen _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
