Comment 87129

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted March 07, 2013 at 22:46:00 in reply to Comment 87113

Of course, I meant "why is this particular campaign targeting only cyclists, and implying they pose an especially high risk".

There are good reasons why other enforcement campaigns exclusively target motorists (why would a speeding blitz target pedestrians or cyclists? drunk driving is a much greater threat to others than drunk walking or drunk cycling). And this exclusivity is justified by the level of risk a speeding or drunk motorist poses to other road users (including their own passengers).

I feel the same way about the campaigns the police have mounted in the past targeting pedestrians "jaywalking" in downtown Hamilton.

These campaigns are ineffective because they focus on the least risky users of the road network, and they haven't been shown to change the behaviour of either cyclists or pedestrians.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2013-03-07 22:46:19

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