> Sixty-six percent of drivers routinely commit moving violations, compared with 5 percent of cyclists when they have somewhere safe to ride.
I don't think I've ever riden a bike without committing a moving violation.
- Failure to signal with your hand is a moving violation.
- Idaho stops (yielding instead of stopping at a stop sign is a violation in most state)
I do signal. It's pretty rare for bicyclists, but it's also 50/50 at best for cars, and they near universally operate with much less safety margin/more risk than any bicyclist (ironically the extra scared/slow/cautious drivers are often those that I see create the worst scares, damning all by their lack of clear confidemt cool execution).
It feels like only recently (in the US at least) are some cities & states trying to figure out what rules make sense for bicyclists. It's easy to just say, you're like a car, follow all those rules, but it doesn't really make sense. Bicyclists just don't take up enough space & are so much more nimble, so much more free, and often usage of those capabilities can speed up cities where cars, bikes, and people move around.
Seems a lot more reasonable to have risk-appropriate signage.
I think Germany has the best infrastructure and culture. It’s very organized and well respected. Bikes usually have a portion of the walk paths just for them and traffic lights for bicyclists that are generally well followed. Pedestrians do not walk into the bike paths or they get yelled at by other pedestrians and cyclists.
- We don't have stop streets really, and none where I cycle. Yields and roundabouts, so no need to stop.
- Hand signals are not a legal requirement
- I do stop at traffic lights
In a car I am sure I will go an mph or two above the speed limit at least once on every single journey.
Known as “Hollywood” stop in my house, at least when driving a car.
- Those too poor to buy a car
- Kids/early teenagers
- The elderly, past the point at which they're unfit to drive (this will be you and me someday, if we're lucky enough to live that long)
- Those with disabilities precluding them from driving
If we design our cities such that driving a car is the only safe way of getting around, what we're doing is making all of these people dependent on others to get around. Even if they're physically capable enough to bike or ride a mobility scooter to where they need to go!