Interesting thread. But 'slightly' hypercritical.......WARNING: RANT APPROACHING:-
Is LFGSS also going to support a programme to encourage cyclists to STOP at red lights?
The HGV's have to, and all the other road users do. Is it the same cyclists that undertake and RLJ? I don't think its that clear-cut. But I do believe a vast number of 'serious' cyclists believe that they're 'advanced' enough not to bother with RL's, less experienced riders follow suite. They all set a bad example for all of us and all other motorists judge us by their standards.
Ride responsibly. People will start to notice. Attitudes will change.
(I stop at RL mainly because I need the rest).
Annoying Spelling Nazi Point: "hypocritical", unless you actually meant hyper-critical which is a fair description of a lot of posts on this forum!
Response to post: It is not hypocritical to tackle an issue that is important to oneself, even though there are other issues in the world which one is not tackling. If RLJ-ing is important to you and, crucially, you think it has a link to road death then please feel free to start an education campaign or whatever else you want to do about it. Good luck with it.
Just some advice though, before you start. My empirical view is that, historically, such campaigns have been shown quite short shrift on this site and tend to degenerate into a religious debate, not dissimilar to our very own 'Mosque' thread. It is also observed that other sites that pay more attention to RLJ-ing (e.g. bikeradar) tend to degenerate in a similar manner.
Please do not further your views on RLJ-ing in this thread, as it is vital to a great number of people that this thread does no become derailed. I realise that I am in danger of doing just that by responding to you, for which I apologise. Let's stay on topic, people.
Annoying Spelling Nazi Point: "hypocritical", unless you actually meant hyper-critical which is a fair description of a lot of posts on this forum!
Response to post: It is not hypocritical to tackle an issue that is important to oneself, even though there are other issues in the world which one is not tackling. If RLJ-ing is important to you and, crucially, you think it has a link to road death then please feel free to start an education campaign or whatever else you want to do about it. Good luck with it.
Just some advice though, before you start. My empirical view is that, historically, such campaigns have been shown quite short shrift on this site and tend to degenerate into a religious debate, not dissimilar to our very own 'Mosque' thread. It is also observed that other sites that pay more attention to RLJ-ing (e.g. bikeradar) tend to degenerate in a similar manner.
Please do not further your views on RLJ-ing in this thread, as it is vital to a great number of people that this thread does no become derailed. I realise that I am in danger of doing just that by responding to you, for which I apologise. Let's stay on topic, people.