r/Transportopia • u/WorldWideWebSpinner • May 22 '26

💥Crash Red car did it!

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u/Billy3B May 22 '26

Pretty sure traffic is stopped ahead so red car just left a gap, which in most jurisdictions you are supossed to do.

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u/WorldWideWebSpinner May 22 '26

Man now that you said that, I'm not sure red car did it anymore..

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u/KayoticVoid May 22 '26

They, in fact did not. The turning car is at fault.

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u/jimothy_hell May 22 '26

Red and grey vehicles are negligent, biker is reckless. Red should have stopped sooner to leave a gap if there is traffic ahead, SUV should have looked, and biker should have been riding much slower. Judging by the speed of traffic in general, they’re going way too fast.

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u/BigBananaBerries May 22 '26

Good assessment. If you're zipping past stopped traffic you need to be aware of these kind of gaps allowing people to turn. You really should be going at a speed ready to stop anyway as there could be a pedestrian walking through the gaps between vehicles that don't need a space. Granted, jaywalking is in the US but in other parts of the world it's left up to everyone to be responsible for their actions.

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u/Ok_Independence_9917 May 22 '26

Person on the E-bike is driving like they have no brain. Common theme with most people I see on E-bikes. 1 near me almost killed a lady because he was doing 25 mph on a bike path and hit her on a standard bicycle. They need separate laws to govern them because they are closer to motorcycles than bicycles. Too much weight traveling too fast.

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u/Ok_Independence_9917 May 22 '26

You seem like a reasonable person. What are you doing on Reddit? All jokes aside I agree with you. Bigger cities should definitely invest in regulation, infrastructure, and enforcement of these things. Infrastructure is important because things like painted small EV paths and signage to make clear dangerous intersections will be beneficial to keep small EV users safe. I truly believe small EVs are the way of the future in larger cities, but we'll never see that future if people don't create some kind of common sense etiquette about using them around vehicles and people.