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@cmc:

This is similar to motorists being ticketed for a rear-ending a car that stops short.

I would argue that this is similar to a motorist who runs down a pedestrian mid-block. In both cases, it's the faster road user who has a moral obligation to exercise due care.

Of course, the fact that we'll be having a conversation about what the appropriate role of cyclists versus pedestrians in this situation is a good thing--in fact much cyclist behavior on MUTs is terrible.

But if this were a pedestrian who was run down because they "wandered into the path of a car" we'd shrug, be sad for a moment, and move on. Because drivers have managed to turn streets into a space where any lapse in attention on the part of a pedestrian (or cyclist) justifies their deaths.

As bad as some cyclists are, if we could get 1/100th of the amount of caution and consideration cyclists show on MUTs from drivers on area roads, we'd have a much safer shared space.

by oboe on Jun 12, 2012 1:44 pm • link • report

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