My litmus test just for you dan1 and any other cyclist who is fearless enough to take the test was:
Do/Have you ever run a red light, regardless of whether the road is busy or quiet, day or night?
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dan1 - quite predictably, your response/s were not actually answers to the test (a simple yes/no will suffice please), but rather:
"ever done a rolling stop at a stop sign?"
"ah but jessie1 you assume every one is the same"
"yep sounds like you would know"
Come on dan1, too afraid to answer? It is a very simple question, but I'll make it even easier for you with a very simple scenario - one for me in my car and one for you on your bicycle.
Scenario 1: Jessie (in his car) and dan1 (on his cycle) are traveling (on separate occasions) up towards a T intersection from a side street. Jessie/dan1 notices a red light, but also can see that there is absolutely no traffic on the main road or even on the side street behind him.
Question for Jessie:
a/ Does Jessie ignore and continue through the red light?
Answer = No (continue to part b)
[if answer = Yes, then Jessie is a danger and deserves to lose his license]
b/ Does Jessie upon seeing there is no traffic, pull across onto the main road?
Answer = No. Jessie waits for the light to turn green because that is the road rules.
[if answer = Yes, then Jessie deserves to lose his license for breaking the road rules]
dan1 - your answers for parts a and b please. If you answer Yes to part a, then 'on your bike' (or better, off your bike), you are a serious risk to yourself and others. If you answer Yes to part b, then you have no leg to stand on by expecting motorists to conform to road rules if you are ever involved in a tangle.
