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Wrong way cyclists

2008-06-05 15:26:15.366624+02 by Dan Lyke 5 comments

[ related topics: Law Current Events Bicycling ]

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#Comment Re: made: 2008-06-05 16:07:08.203412+02 by: spl

From my first 6 months in the Netherlands, it seems that one-way indications to cyclists are merely suggestions. Plenty of people disobey them, sometimes even in places where the bike lane is quite narrow.

#Comment Re: made: 2008-06-05 17:00:47.117955+02 by: TheSHAD0W

Yeah, but if a cyclist goes the wrong way down a narrow street and gets squished by a truck in the Netherlands, is the truck driver at fault?

#Comment Re: made: 2008-06-05 17:01:52.450779+02 by: ebwolf

Boulder has a few contraflow bikeways - the most used is on 13th street. The markings are especially clear there.

#Comment Re: made: 2008-06-05 21:19:05.09736+02 by: petronius

You mean there are places where cyclists actually obey the rules of the road? I don't believe it! Here in Chicago they are apparently honor bound to go through red lights and stop signs.

#Comment Re: made: 2008-06-05 21:30:51.431494+02 by: Dan Lyke [edit history]

I've been hit by a car 'cause I do...

[Edit: Rant here http://www.flutterby.com/archives/1998_Dec/20_Motorists.html ]

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