The government said it had agreed to introduce new laws so those who kill or seriously injure people because of dangerous or careless cycling face the same penalties as drivers and motorcyclists.
I mean, it's hard to imagine it's a significant problem but if that's all they're doing then I mean that seems reasonable. They had to go back eight years to find someone killed by a cyclist, but I'm sure injuries happen fairly regularly.
I'm a cyclist, I regularly see fellow cyclists doing things that make pedestrians unsafe and that's bad. If the law is as incoherent wrt cyclists as the article claims I don't think passing a law like this is bad, even though there are some loonies they quote who are out to lunch.
I mean, it's hard to imagine it's a significant problem but if that's all they're doing then I mean that seems reasonable.
On the surface, yes, and I'm not against punishment for people who ride their bikes like dicks, however I'd argue it's really not the same because most of the world is designed for cars first and foremost, for bicycles, not so much, and that makes the equivalency kind of hard to argue. Like how much do you, as a cyclist, have to expect someone to play crossing the street entirely be ear and step into your path, especially on things like MUPs or all the garbage infrastructure provided for cycling?
Kim’s husband, who has campaigned for a change in the law and accused the government of fearing a “militant cycling lobby”.
Like my honest condolences some fixie moron killed your wife because he figured he's too cool for brakes, and hell you can think this, but the state should not listen to this, because it's basically a conspiracy theory
I mean, it's hard to imagine it's a significant problem but if that's all they're doing then I mean that seems reasonable. They had to go back eight years to find someone killed by a cyclist, but I'm sure injuries happen fairly regularly.
I'm a cyclist, I regularly see fellow cyclists doing things that make pedestrians unsafe and that's bad. If the law is as incoherent wrt cyclists as the article claims I don't think passing a law like this is bad, even though there are some loonies they quote who are out to lunch.
On the surface, yes, and I'm not against punishment for people who ride their bikes like dicks, however I'd argue it's really not the same because most of the world is designed for cars first and foremost, for bicycles, not so much, and that makes the equivalency kind of hard to argue. Like how much do you, as a cyclist, have to expect someone to play crossing the street entirely be ear and step into your path, especially on things like MUPs or all the garbage infrastructure provided for cycling?
Like my honest condolences some fixie moron killed your wife because he figured he's too cool for brakes, and hell you can think this, but the state should not listen to this, because it's basically a conspiracy theory