If a driver cannot react fast enough to someone on a crosswalk, then the driver is driving too fast. Cyclists don't throw themselves right in front of a moving car. It's a lot safer to cross on a crosswalk, even on a bike.
> If a driver cannot react fast enough to someone on a crosswalk, then the driver is driving too fast.
You can be going 25 and a cyclist veering into the crosswalk right in front of you is going to get hit. So will one appearing in the crosswalk where a parked truck on the side of the road is blocking the view to the right of the crosswalk. Those caused the fatal crashes I know of, and the drivers in both were not charged.
> Cyclists don't throw themselves right in front of a moving car.
Yes, they do.
> It's a lot safer to cross on a crosswalk, even on a bike.
The safe way to cross on a crosswalk is to wait expectantly until the traffic sees you and stops, and then cross. There is no other safe way.
Remember, you mom prolly told you not to run across the street, but walk. Same reason.
You can be going 25 and a cyclist veering into the crosswalk right in front of you is going to get hit. So will one appearing in the crosswalk where a parked truck on the side of the road is blocking the view to the right of the crosswalk. Those caused the fatal crashes I know of, and the drivers in both were not charged.
> Cyclists don't throw themselves right in front of a moving car.
Yes, they do.
> It's a lot safer to cross on a crosswalk, even on a bike.
The safe way to cross on a crosswalk is to wait expectantly until the traffic sees you and stops, and then cross. There is no other safe way.
Remember, you mom prolly told you not to run across the street, but walk. Same reason.