MELBOURNE cyclists are running red lights at an alarming rate, with hundreds detected in a covert operation; at one intersection more than one in 10 cyclists ignored the red light.
Hidden cameras placed at 10 Melbourne intersections by the Monash University Accident Research Centre caught 6.9 per cent of the 4225 cyclists observed ignoring red lights.
At one intersection, 13 per cent of cyclists ran the red light.
of course, 100% of motorists, pedestrians and tram drivers would never ever dream of running reds, speeding, doing an illegal u-turn. that being said, i rarely run reds. not due to my being worried about a fine but because i don’t want every cyclist painted with the same shit-smeared brush.
I’d like to see them go back to those intersections and observe how many cars break the law… mobiles, speeding, running lights… I’d lay money it’s more than 6.9%
My favourite part is “if other vehicles were present, they were less likely to run the red”. Who’d have thought it, that you’re less likely to run a red if there’s any actual danger!
i’d like to know what the 10 intersections were. if all 10 were the similar to the one in the photos, well, who really gives a shit. at least 80% of pedestrians don’t observe the red light at the photographed intersection.
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also: “Cyclists who stopped but then ‘jumped’ the
red light (Johnson et al., 2008) crossing before the light they were
facing turned green, typically in the few seconds the cross light had
changed to red, were coded non-compliant.”
Stopping at lights is great. Good chance to take it all in. I like to be on familiar terms with the city in which I live. If I needed to save minutes (hours), I’d stop visiting this website so often.