Brent ToderianMar 12, 2023
STUDY: Researchers found almost all road users broke the law, but while motorists mostly broke road rules to save time, the most common reason for people on bikes to break road rules was personal safety. And yet bike-riders get more scorn & scrutiny for the rule-breaking, despite motor vehicles literally being the source of the danger. V/@[email protected]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/09/18/motorists-break-law-to-save-time-cyclists-break-law-to-save-lives-finds-study/
Motorists Break Law To Save Time, Cyclists Break Law To Save Lives, Finds Study

Researchers have found that almost all road users break the law, but the reasons for the infractions differ between modes, with cyclists doing it to save their necks.

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Show threadJulien LanooMar 12, 2023
@BrentToderian riding through red lights -> is for personal safety. -? Ooh so that's why every single bike in Paris does it.
Show threadcognitively accessible mathMar 12, 2023
@julienlanoo @BrentToderian LOL Did you read the article?
Show threadJulien Lanoo

@geonz @BrentToderian I did, but initial remark was not about the article.

initially the remark was about the post introducing the article: yeah don't make that statement it's not true. ;) - But that went off the rails 🫣😊

Mar 12, 2023 at 8:13pmWeb