Idaho Stop
That may be a law in a few states, but New York is not one of those.
But the author isn’t advocating for this law, she’s arguing that cyclists should be treated the same as cars…
Which is what you’re apparently mad at me about?
Did you mean to reply to the main post and you’re arguing with the article’s author? I don’t think she’ll read these comments.
“If a 4,000-pound SUV runs a red light, they get a ticket and you pay it online. You’re done with it in a matter of minutes. But if a 60-pound bicycle runs a red light, then they can get a criminal summons, which means you have to take a day off of work, go to court, probably you should hire a lawyer. And if you are an immigrant, then that can put you at risk of deportation,” Berlanga said.
This comes as the city started issuing criminal summonses to cyclists back in April for basic traffic violations, like running a red light or riding on the sidewalk. Berlanga said it’s not the bikers that are the problem, but the infrastructure. She pointed to the lack of protected bike lanes on East 149th Street.
Maybe they shouldn’t be running red lights?
Like, it seems the major complaint is now that they’re being held accountable for running red lights, it’s inconvient to go to traffic court.
They point out cars are different, but do it too many times in a car and you don’t have a license. When regulating something that anyone can do without a license, fines are just a tax that poor people can’t afford
Like, if anything they should be arguing for everyone who runs red lights to need to be inconvienced and spend a day in court
Instead they’re arguing no one should have to do that
Which kind of runs against their narrative, but even reading it twice I still don’t understand how running a red lights on a bicycle makes anything safer… Especially for the cyclist.
Clinton didn’t mention the Israeli blockade that has kept food from reaching Palestinians, more than 120 of whom have now died of starvation, or the at least $12.5 billion in military aid the U.S. has provided to Israel since the blockade first began in October 2023—in violation of U.S. laws prohibiting the government from giving military aid to countries that block humanitarian aid.
Well, yeah…
Neoliberals only pick the ethically right side when they’re powerless to do anything.
She couldn’t say anything while Biden was in office, especially the first two years, because Dems had the numbers to stop it. Even when Biden went around Congress to provide arms to Israel.
Because there was no one else to blame it on.
He has to really be able to control lightning too…
Otherwise he’s “faking it”
This seems pedentic to me, to be honest,
Because you’re lacking foundational knowledge…
And apparently aren’t interested in other people explaining things to you so that you can understand what you’re talking about.
If you disagree, cool.
If you don’t want to reply, just stop
But other people may need the same explanation. So as long as you keep typing replies, some is probably going to keep trying to clarify so you understand.
It ain’t gonna be me tho
No.
Neither is code switching.
Only Americans can play Americans!
Like bro…
Do you really not see a difference between ethnicity and nationality?
To you, those are the same?
…
By “fake an accent” do you mean…
Acting?
Superman fighting the klan didn’t work because adults laughed at their hand signs and shit that were disclosed…
It’s because it got a generation of kids to see the klan as the bad guys
If Superman hated you, how the fuck were you going to indoctrinate your kid into the klan?
That’s why they’re always bitching about media. The people doing it are ignorant, but the ones telling them what to be mad about it are picking logical targets to fufil longterm goals.
It’s why fighting fascism is like losing weight, you can’t reach a goal and stop giving a fuck, it’s a lifestyle.
Oh ok, that’s what you were doing.
Sorry, I got confused when you were accusing me of agreeing with the author.
And now you’ve clarified that a single study has shown a correlation:
I actually downloaded the PDF to read what was going:
To get that 14.5% decrease, they’re counting the “physical strain” of having to start from a stop. But if they’re supposed to be coming to a full stop anyways, they have the same amount of starts…
Still doesn’t make any logical sense to me how it’s safer, but it lead me time more info in the end, so thanks!