Cycling in Waterloo Region

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Should cyclists be allowed to run red lights?

Cyclists in Paris are now allowed to ride through red lights, and San Francisco is mulling a similar move. With the four main candidates for mayor considering just such a radical rewriting of the rulebook, could London be next?

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/o...-francisco

There are different rules in different cities, although the common denominator is that if there's a red light, the cyclist does not have priority. In Idaho the person on a bike is supposed to stop and then proceed, while it looks like there is no obligation to stop in Paris. However, a person on a bike can only proceed through a red at intersections where there is a sign.

Absolutely, they should be able to run red lights. Why follow rules? Just let them do whatever the hell they want and screw everyone else. Perfectly reasonable.

Facts, please? Paris did a trial run and found that the accident rate did not increase.

As we've mentioned before, a one-tonne vehicle is a lot less maneuverable and can cause a lot more damage than a 80-kg bicycle.