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Originally Posted by OTownandDown
Like, this is stupid. I'm sorry, but its stupid. On a GREEN light, a cyclist should be allowed to travel at ANY speed through this intersection, including 30km/hr, with very low risk. If the intersection cannot be designed so that other vehicles and pedestrians won't be in the way, I shouldn't be punished with an insane, impossible corner.
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Don't we want everyone to slow down at intersections? Regardless of design, it is pretty easy for an oblivious pedestrian (including a kid from the school up the block) to step onto the bike path. A bike hitting a pedestrian at 30 kmph wouldn't have a great outcome.
I commute by bike, but I definitely don't subscribe to the idea that cyclists shouldn't ever have to slow down for any reason, which seems to be a common view.
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