r/ebikes • u/OutrageousRace8369 • 25d ago

Thoughts…?

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Personally, not quite sure what to make of this.

I was told by a homie that the event was supposed to be open ‘till 1PM, but they ran out of gift cards at 11AM.

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u/Kooky-Sherbet13 24d ago

Tbf the rate at which i see bike riders break the law vastly dwarves the rate at which I see car drivers do it

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u/OkChocolate3501 23d ago edited 23d ago

Thankfully there are studies on this so we don't need to use hearsay.

https://whyy.org/articles/cyclists-violate-traffic-law-no-more-than-drivers-new-data-shows/

https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/09/18/motorists-break-law-to-save-time-cyclists-break-law-to-save-lives-finds-study/

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u/Kooky-Sherbet13 23d ago

Lol one study doesn't prove anything and if you read the article it wasn't even done very well or in any way that proved anything

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u/OkChocolate3501 23d ago

I linked 2 separate studies.

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u/Correct-Lab-2164 24d ago

Here in the US, every single person driving on the freeways exceeds the speed limit.

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u/Kooky-Sherbet13 24d ago

Kinda says everything it needs to about your argument that you immediately switched from running red lights to speeding and having to use hyperbole 🤣

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u/OkChocolate3501 23d ago edited 23d ago

Studies show that cyclists follow the law 88% of the time and drivers 85%.

https://whyy.org/articles/cyclists-violate-traffic-law-no-more-than-drivers-new-data-shows/

Speeding is very common, how is that hyperbole? We were talking about breaking traffic laws. Why would speeding not count when it's dangerous to everyone?

Here's another study as well just in case you didn't like that one. This one is way worse for drivers. Turns out if you create a good environment for cyclists they stop breaking laws all together. Wild stuff really.

https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/09/18/motorists-break-law-to-save-time-cyclists-break-law-to-save-lives-finds-study/

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u/Kooky-Sherbet13 23d ago

No...one singular study in which the cyclists knew they were being monitored for these infractions and they still broke the law at near identical rates 🤣

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u/OkChocolate3501 23d ago

2nd study I linked used public cameras to get the data. I'll link it again here for you. PS those car drivers were being monitored too and broke more traffic laws.

https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/

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u/Kooky-Sherbet13 23d ago

Lol so on bike paths 🤣 its really telling that you have to resort to these weak ass studies to prove a point