Did you know that cyclists must obey traffic laws just as car drivers must? Just last Monday a cyclist went the wrong way around a traffic circle and smashed into a car. The cyclist was injured, his bike totaled and the car had several thousands of dollars damage. This accident was the cyclist's fault. Too often cyclists believe that they can do things (illegal things) and get away with it. This attitude comes with a heavy price of injury or even death.
Cyclists do not have to go through any training or test before they engage in city traffic. Yet with the proliferation of inept cyclists on the roads these days, one would think that all cyclists that want to travel down Burrard, Granville or Commercial should have passed some basic road test. I'm not for over legislation but when cyclists put their lives and others lives in danger, we may need some strict laws to curb their unlawfulness.
Did you know that a cyclist must wear a helmet, have a bell or horn on the bike, have reflectors on front and rear of bike, and have a headlamp? Check out most bikes out there and you'll see they don't meet the legal standards.
If cyclists want to share the road with drivers then they must meet the standards set forth by law. If cyclists want respect then they must earn it. I am a cyclist in Vancouver, if I can do it properly then why can't others?
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