Trevor A Panther said the following on 08/03/2008 10:05:
Quoted message said:And dare I say it
there are a huge amount of traffic light jumpers -- it seems to be
becoming the standard thing to do -- never mind going through on amber
I have watched several vehicles at a time driving fast through reds. I
live about 100 metres from a busy crossroads and see it every time I
stand and watch. The "chance it brigade"!
This is becoming a huge problem, yet the media seem to focus purely on
cyclists who RLJ. Obviously POBS and cyclists who do that are wrong,
but generally they aren't going to do much damage except to themselves.
Someone driving a ton or more of metal through red lights,usually in
excess of the speed limit, is more than likely to hurt or kill someone
else. Also, having had the misfortune to need to drive in Bristol again
recently, it seems that a massive factor in the traffic chaos there is
people jumping lights (red or green) when they can't clear the junction
so everything locks up.
I genuinely can't understand why the situation where cars and buses
blatantly jump red lights isn't getting more attention than it is in the
media, or is it because cyclists are just seen as an easy target? Red
light jumping needs to gain the same social stigma as drink-driving (by
*all* road users)
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Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/