RLJ (Red Light Jumping). (The definitive bikeradar thread)

No, not really.

huh? you kinda just agreed to what i just said

No I didn't.

You are saying "I can ride brakeless safely, therefore going through red lights is safe".

This is a bit like saying "I can climb a ladder, therefore eating apples is safe"

glad the arguments are still going

I like it at the moment when you get shitloads of riders at red waiting, then change to green for peds and everyone goes over leaving the car nodders sitting

car nodders - brilliant!

Riding a track bike empowers me to treat the street as my backyard and I adopt a jungle survivor mentality towards rules and regulation. Wearing all black while riding a hhsb steed reenforces RLJ'ing as my right.

I can only assume you're being facetious. Either that or a total berk.

glad the arguments are still going

I like it at the moment when you get shitloads of riders at red waiting, then change to green for peds and everyone goes over carefully weaving through the peds leaving the car nodders sitting nodding and tutting

ftfy

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If your just walking and you get to a crossing, the little man is red but you can still see its safe to cross, most people would still cross, unless your with children or old, disabled ect, but generally the people who do it, do it safely, same logic right?

No! Your logic is a trainwreck!

This is the argument you are having, condensed:

Teh Court of Law: It's against the law to jump a red light in a vehicle, but it's ok to cross the road if you're on foot without waiting for a light or for a crossing
Noble red light jumper: I'll ride my bike where I want, when I want! Fuck the police!
Conspicuous consumer of Time: That's against teh law
Noble red light jumper: Yeah, well, you'd do it if you were on foot, yeah? QED, motherfucker!
Conspicuous consumer of Time: You wouldn't be breaking the law if you did it on foot, but you are breaking the law if you do it on your bike
Noble red light jumper: Exactly! EXACTLY!

Do you see why this argument makes no actual logical sense?

Aches My Brains has a track record of poor reasoning and going nowhere fast.

No! Your logic is a trainwreck!

This is the argument you are having, condensed:

Teh Court of Law: It's against the law to jump a red light in a vehicle, but it's ok to cross the road if you're on foot without waiting for a light or for a crossing
Noble red light jumper: I'll ride my bike where I want, when I want! Fuck the police!
Conspicuous consumer of Time: That's against teh law
Noble red light jumper: Yeah, well, you'd do it if you were on foot, yeah? QED, motherfucker!
Conspicuous consumer of Time: You wouldn't be breaking the law if you did it on foot, but you are breaking the law if you do it on your bike
Noble red light jumper: Exactly! EXACTLY!

Do you see why this argument makes no actual logical sense?

This teh law thing you mention - does it apply to everything on wheels on teh road ? - or anything that touches teh road ?

(I do know that jaywalking isn't an offence in this country)

ps - and as a cyclist I am vunerable to pedestrians that stroll out in front of me

Ask cake.

As I understand it, it applies to anything that is considered to be a "carriage" and also includes things like mobility scooters and pretty little horsies.

So if Shergar regularly jumps red lights and trots on the pavement, he can expect a FPN from Cavalry Sergeant Knacker if he ever gets caught.

My ex-boss once RLJ'd on the Strand, and was pursued by a mounted police officer galloping after her, shouting "PEDALLIST! STOP!"

Luckily, after a stern telling-off, he declined to ticket her as it would mean getting off his horse, and it would be way too much hassle to get back on again. Which kind of makes you wonder why he bothered in the first place...

He did stopped her which she wasn't expecting him to do, reckon she'll be careful in the near future.

I'd stop if someone shouted PEDALLIST

No I didn't.

You are saying "I can ride brakeless safely, therefore going through red lights is safe".

This is a bit like saying "I can climb a ladder, therefore eating apples is safe"

no, your twisting my words.

I'd stop if someone shouted PEDALLIST
PEDALLIST is the new RED

Horse Nodder

PEDALLIST is the new RED

What if someone mishears and thinks they're shouting PEDERAST?

I like 'pedallist'
Lots of inyerendo there

Sound like a nodder's magazine.

What if someone mishears and thinks they're shouting PEDERAST?

Thank god somebody else said it, I've been thinking the same thing ever since that was posted.

The telling-off was probably done more for the benefit of the horse than anything else. What if the horse started copying bike riders?