tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695813850715269190.post6806490905892213396..comments2024-02-12T13:31:38.266+01:00Comments on Politics, Economy, Society: Cycling and prudencestudent SGHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367244307612092688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695813850715269190.post-71679753988099359632013-12-22T09:42:56.072+01:002013-12-22T09:42:56.072+01:00The drivers here are horrible. For fun, I count th...The drivers here are horrible. For fun, I count the number of obvious infractions I see while driving in Warsaw. Typically they average about 1 per 3km of travel. Basic things too - driving on a sidewalk, driving on the apron against traffic, making a one lane left turn lane into 2 and on and on.<br /><br />Also, drivers need to be trained in common courtesy. For example, for the most part Polish drivers do not understand the concept of consecutive merging and will do anything possible not to let someone merge into their lane. I learned to drive in New York and know how to force a merge gently and it really pisses them off when I successfully 'force' them to let me in by inserting the nose of my car far enough to make it happen.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695813850715269190.post-4332505317569177802013-12-10T09:56:07.341+01:002013-12-10T09:56:07.341+01:00I'm absolutely opposed to any form of cyclist ...I'm absolutely opposed to any form of cyclist registration or licensing. Or compulsory helmets. Even cycling on pavements should be OK - as long as the cyclist does so slowly and always gives priority to pedestrians. The aim should be to get as many people cycling as possible. <br /><br />If we look at what happened in Sydney, when helmet-wearing was made mandatory, the number of cycle-users plummeted dramatically; the number of cyclists killed per 100,000km cycled actually rose.<br /><br />Granted, there are many unthinking cyclists out there, as well as unthinking motorists. But given the relative harm the former do compared to the latter (air pollution, congestion etc), I'd give the former the benefit of the doubt.Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.com