Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more
Well, in Germany the cyclists would have the law 100% on their side and win every case.
And if it is done deliberately (repeatedly), then the car’s operator is in the area of criminal law.
Likewise in the Netherlands, because our laws are still sane.
Difference is that in the Netherlands you will barely come near a car when cycling. Germany‘s cycling lanes on the other hand are barely distinguishable from the road.
What do you mean, a few dots of white paint on a four lane road is perfectly fine cycling infrastructure!? /s
In Germany, someone would snap pictures to write a ticket before they even got out of the car and I’m all here for it. Sometimes being petty is exactly what we need.
Not really. Parking in the bike lane is common to avoid blocking the road.
Like cars parking and covering most of the foot path. So they block less of the road, when in reality, most of the time they cause the same kind of blockage (only one car can now pass instead of two) as if they parked fully on the road. But now prams and other “wide” pedestrians needs to go onto the road.
But it shouldn’t be
You claim something that is wrong from my lived reality in said country. I never claimed it was good.
But it’s true from my lived reality.
Sei die Änderung, die du in der Welt sehen möchtest.
Deine Tatsachenbehauptung ist trotzdem falsch. Und wir sollten uns keine Fantasierealität vorgaukeln.
Wenn es bei dir nicht so ist, solltest du eventuell nicht von dir auf alle schließen.
Aber easy, ich habe ehrlich gesagt sowieso keinen Bock, mich zu streiten. Lassen wir es einfach dabei.
In Spain it woulf anger the other drivers that have parked there… :(
Law on their side: probably Winning cases: aus Mangel öffentlichen Interesses eingestellt…
Not possible when somebody has been seriously injured.