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Oh my god...imagine if 16% of cars just blew through red lights. I bike too, and other cyclists do us no favors. I respect cyclists when I drive, and I've almost killed someone on a bike more than once after they fly through a stop sign or around a blind curve with reckless disregard. Some cars drive recklessly too, but absolutely a higher percentage of cyclists ignore traffic laws and freak out drivers who worry about killing someone. This is a problem that involves deficient infrastructure, but good god y'all follow basic traffic safety laws, it's all we've got right now
"Fuck factual reality as proven by this scientific study; I'm going to just keep spewing my preconceived biases anyway!"
I quoted the study, which is a study of self-reported, hypothetical intentionality that doesn't "prove" anything. Again, I cycle, and recognize the dangers cars pose and how irresponsible many drivers are, as well as the deficiencies in our infrastructure for transit.
This is my anecdotal but genuine experience, I see cyclists blow through stop signs and red lights at full speed on a weekly basis, where I can count the number of cars I've seen act similarly over the past 5 years on one hand. This is absolutely not done for safety reasons and is dangerous.