600 cyclists pulled over since start of crackdown
B' Spokes: Blaming the victim seems to becoming "all the rage" of late. This story from Philly seems to be no exception, out of 803 traffic stops by police 600 were cyclists. Why? "[Motorists] don't need education. If they ran a red light, they know what they did," he said.
If that is not the most ridiculous statement ever? Do motorists know they are supposed to stop for pedestrians in an unmarked crosswalk? No they do not, they call that j-walking and blame the victim. Do motorist know that they have to come to a full stop behind the stop bar before making a right on red? No they do not yet the onus still seems to be on the pedestrian not to leave the curb so suddenly that the motorist cannot stop. And how many motorist know that it is illegal to go faster then the posted speed limit? Nah, it's fine driving 40 mph in a 25 mph school zone completely flipping the odds of survival of a pedestrian struck by a motorist from very likely to survive (at 25mph) to very likely to die (at 40 mph.)
The story here: <a href="http://articles.philly.com/2011-07-18/news/29786981_1_bike-patrols-bike-messenger-equal-rights">http://articles.philly.com/2011-07-18/news/29786981_1_bike-patrols-bike-messenger-equal-rights</a>;
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