On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:34:10 -0400, Gary L. Burnore
wrote:

On 15 Sep 2006 07:16:51 -0700, "NYC XYZ"
wrote:



In some cases, yes. But then there are cyclists who make it bad for
the rest of us by doing stupid things like stopping traffic and not
obeying traffic laws. You one of those? I'm not.


I run red lights, or more exactly, proceed carefully through them. It
takes me 1:15 to get to work as it is. The lights are not timed for
me, they're timed for cars. If I had to stop and wait at every red
light I hit, I would not be able to commute by bike.

Most streets around me are one way, which makes it much easier to
proceed through the lights.

I always thought that equating cars with bikes was stupid. I'm not a
car, I can't accelerate like a car, nor hit the speed of a car. Not
even in the city. I have never hit 30mph and likely never will. So why
should I be stuck waiting for lights that are synchronized for 35mph?