May 6, 2008 at 1:00 am
#623776
Julie
Member
Vincent, I’m not sure people really are more critical of cyclists who break the law than they are of motorists who break the law. We’ve had some pretty heated discussions on this blog about motorists ignoring rules, too! Maybe you’re right, and people do hold cyclists to a higher standard; but maybe it’s that cyclists have less “insulation” between themselves and a critic than a motorist does, and so is more aware of the criticism? I think a lot of drivers are completely unaware of expressed criticism. Might be harder to ignore the critics when you’re more exposed, as on a bike–and the criticism may seem more threatening, too.