09-01-12, 10:05 AM
This is exactly why I love cycling and do 90% of all commuting, even some traveling on a bicycle. I can do whatever I like, it is my ass on the line most of the time. Don't know about you, but I feel stupid sitting on a red light on a sunday morning when there is NO TRAFFIC. In a car, or even a motorcycle, I'd get caught by the bigBrother traffic camera, but on a bicycle I can just ride on!
Filtering, riding wrong way of one way streets, using sidewalk when appropriate, all sorts of shortcuts. It is just fun. Been hit 3 times buy a car so far, all three times when crossing on a green light with right of way (good old SMIDSY).yep...I'm the same
. Thing is though i don't pose a danger to no one...yes i use the path but only when safe to do so. Yes i jump a red light if its a tiny little junction with good visibility. (once you get going on a bike the last thing you want to do is stop)Thing is the view people have of cyclists is the same view people have about motorbikes....."always bloomin riding down the middle, speeding, overtaking blah blah"....at work practically every one reckons motorbikes are bad/ dangerous.....its because they don't understand.