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[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 54 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Give cyclists lanes, so they wouldn't have to stand in a half metre gap between an 18-wheeler and a traffic barrier covered in mix of 19th century soot and souls of the damned. Then they'll follow the rules, case in point: entire Denmark.

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 13 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Live in denmark, can confirm.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

I saw like hells angles waiting for the pedestrian light to go green before crossing, in the middle of the night on an empty street in denmark, so yes they seem to follow the rules there (it was a long time ago, but we don't even did that in sweden, sweden where youd get hassled if you like didn't have your not legally obliged bicycle helmet on).

[–] FishFace@piefed.social -1 points 19 hours ago

In UK cities where there is extensive cycling and infrastructure, cyclists still run red lights quite often. As a cyclist I don't obey every traffic law either.

On my old way to work there was a traffic light controlling the entrance to a car park from the main road, but entering traffic was so infrequent that it was always very tempting to dart across. On the same route, a cut across pavement for 25 metres saved negotiating a large roundabout or dismounting.

Neither place could really have had better infrastructure: the junction had poor visibility so you couldn't see if a car was coming if you did chance it. Backing up the main road wouldn't have been sensible so both of these mean it couldn't have been a simple give-way. The section of pavement is narrow and on a bend, so to cycle it safely you must go slow enough to stop. Putting a cycle lane in there would have invited people to go too fast.