I reckon that almost every change of lights during peak hours in Glasgow has
at least one motor vehicle running through on amber. Certainly more cars than
pedal cycles are running red lights, and doing this dangerously by
accelerating and crossing on the change to red. Most cyclists OTOH tend to run red
lights slowly, and after they have changed to red, toi make progress when they can
see that there is no risk of colliding with other vehicles. They frequently
'jump' lights to reach a safer place than bring in the centre of a junction by
riding off before the full green is showing, this practice lead over the
years to the introduction of the ASL..
Curiously that 'other' complaint cycling on the footway sees 0-1 pedestians
killed, a total which motorists exceed by a factor of 40, and Police vehicle
make up a substantial amount of this.
Dave Holladay
Glasgow
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