[BIKE: Relevant to recent discussions]

[Charles McNeil]

> There is no doubt in my mind that every cyclist who ran a red light or a
> stop sign and got squashed for the privilege did so successfully many
> times before Darwin finally caught up with him. Until that point, they
> were, if so inclined, likely claiming that the worst-case scenario would
> never happen to them, because they always 'safely' ran their red lights
> and stop signs.

I understand what you are saying.

You assert that one must come to a complete stop, with your feet down, at
every intersection with a stop sign or red light, until such time as one
feels safe to pass through a two-way stop, one has the right-of-way at a
four-way stop, or the light turns green.

I assert that one can assess any intersection, that has sufficient sight
distance, without coming to a complete stop.

There is also the assertion that not coming to a complete stop is
politically detrimental to cycling and cyclists.  I firmly disbelieve that
conditions for cycling would improve in the slightest if all cyclists rode
according to the letter of the law.

For the record, I use a pick-up truck, motorcycle, mountain bike, and bmx
bike as means of transportation.

;)
chuck