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Re: Cycling Safety

Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF <>

Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> In aus.bicycle on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:17:01 +1000
> Oscar Trint <Os...@memento.mori.com> wrote:
>> Sydney City Council has a cycle safety campaign:

>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/psycho12/3667536776/

> Don't really understand the mentality of people who make signs like
> that.

What's there not to understand?

> Do they think that red light runners don't know that you are supposed
> to stop at lights?

Of course they know. The issue is that they eagerly break the law. Perhaps
because they think it shouldn't apply to them.

> Do they think a red light runner will trust a signboard over their own
> feelings about safety?

What's safety got to do with it?

> Do they think that people who run red lights will stop and open their
> eyes wide and say "My God! I never thought of it like that!"

Let's see how they react when they get booked more often. The same with the
turds who ride on the wrong side of the road and ride on the footpaths.

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