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Darklighter10 t1_j13r5hw wrote

Reply to comment by GM_Pax in Boston, rules of the road by PedXing23

I feel like everyone could co exist if people stopped being so anal about the exact way traffic rules are written, instead of the spirit. The main rules I follow above anything else is, don’t do anything unexpected, whether it’s legal or not, and always anticipate the other person is about to do something unexpected.

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GM_Pax t1_j13w35c wrote

I disagree. Motorists operate that way, with the expectation that everyone else is wrapped in the same multiple tons of metal, plastic, and glass with a hundred "spare" horsepower in their back pocket to help get out of the way.

Bicyclists have none of that.

Pedestrians have even less.

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Darklighter10 t1_j141pl1 wrote

I think we are agreeing though? I’m not saying break traffic rules of course, I’m saying expect people to

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