Bicycle vs. Pedestrian

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149. no, the mass and the force is the point

Bicyclists generally think it is okay for bicycles to run stop signs because 99.999% of the time they do it, it does not hurt anybody.

Nor is there much potential for people to get hurt, at least not if you are doing it right.

Doing it right means you need to slow down just in case you need to stop. When you have determined that you do not, then you can speed back up.

The idiot in this particular story was clearly going too fast and did not have good visibility. But, unlike a car or SUV driver in the same circumstance, he also paid a price. A price nobody seems to care about. It was mentioned that his bike was "crumpled". I am guessing that he was also thrown to the ground and suffered some contusions and abrasions.

In the same circumstance with a motor vehicle, you would have a dead (or very badly injured) pedestrian and a dead (or very badly injured) dog and a driver and vehicle suffering no damage at all. Except for the damage that the justice system would inflict on said driver.

And THAT, is why it is okay for bicycles to run stop signs and also not okay for SUVs to do the same.