cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/54045255

I have adopted the habit of ignoring red lights.

Rationale: If cars did not exist, cyclists would never have to stop. Every time I must stop at a traffic signal it is to cator for motorists who are mostly a self-serving detriment to public health and safety. #FuckCars.

I used to obey all the traffic rules but after coming to the realisation that much of my time is wasted and my journey is downgraded so copious lazy people can exploit a luxury (some demographics aside). Fuck that. I now run red lights like crazy.

Now I must consider that Tesla may fuck up my lifestyle because Tesla is a moving point of unchecked uncontrolled surveillance. Theoretically, Tesla could be grabbing the faces of cyclists. It could offer to report cyclists who run reds. It could sell that info to law enforcement. Am I overthinking this or is this a problem to watch out for?

OTOH, I am somewhat looking forward to a day when I can spot when a car is self-driving and (if I can ever gain confidence that they won’t mistake me for a tumbleweed) I would happily take liberties – to cut-off the car and force it to slow down and give way. I hope that tactic can go from dream world to real world.

  • Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world
    141·
    3 days ago

    If it werent for cars you would never have to stop? So, no stopping for pedestrians or other cyclists? This is some major tunnel vision right here.

    • evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      12·
      1 day ago

      So, no stopping for pedestrians

      Try cycling sometime. It’s easy to cycle behind crossing pedestrians when you’re not hogging ½ the road.

      or other cyclists?

      I sometimes have to coast and let my speed drop a bit, but indeed stopping for other cyclists is not a thing. But if it were, it would only be when needed as a consequence of laws of physics and only for as long as needed, not artificially imposed regardless of the existence of competing traffic due to traffic lights that are needed for cars.