Running red lights unsafe, no obvious benefit
November 13, 2011
2 comments
The Portland Oregonian has a video that anecdotally confirms what I’ve long suspected: There is frequently no obvious benefit to running red lights. Obviously, one data point doesn’t prove that there is never any benefit to it. That said, the behavior shown is pretty reckless and the benefit of getting to the next light before everybody else is not really worth risking one’s life for. Also a note to angry Seattle Times bike commenters: The vast majority of cyclists in the video are following the rules, unlike that Bizarro world you inhabit where every cyclist is a deranged monster out to run down granny, little children, and cute little puppies – Just sayin’
Categories: Bicycling
Bicycling Safety, Red lights
