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February 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Cyclists will be allowed to turn right or go straight ahead, even when a traffic light is on red
- But they will have to give way to pedestrians, and traffic coming from the left
- They will be held responsible if there is an accident
By
Peter Allen
Last updated at 10:24 PM on 7th February 2012
Paris is to become one of the first major capital cities in the world to officially allow cyclists to ride through red lights.
The radical measure, which is intended to cut down on accidents, will be studied by city and town planners in numerous other countries outside France, including Britain.
At the moment, thousands of cyclists in cities like Paris and London regularly break red lights, but risk fines for doing so.
Trial period: Paris is to become one of the first major capital cities in the world to officially allow cyclists to ride through red lights
Councillors in the French capital have voted to adopt the measure following a three-year campaign by cycle associations.
It will allow those on bicycles to turn right or go straight ahead, even when a traffic light is on red.
But they will have to give way to pedestrians, and traffic coming from the left. Crucially, they will also be held responsible if there is an accident.
Tests on the potentially chaotic measure will start on around 15 crossroads over the next few weeks, before the scheme is fully implemented, so as to cover up to 1,700 Paris crossroads.
Red and yellow signposts posted on traffic light poles will inform cyclists that they can ignore the lights in designated 30km per hour zones.
The official justification for the new rule reads: ‘Experience shows that adding specific traffic lights for cyclists can create confusion for motorists.’
Bold measure: Cyclists will be able to turn right or go straight ahead, even when a traffic light is on red. But they will have to give way to pedestrians, and traffic coming from the left
The measure is also being tested in the cities of Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Nantes, where Paris city hall has noted there have been ‘no rise in the number of accidents.’
Paris has a Velib bike hire scheme which means thousands of amateur cyclists regularly fill the streets.
There have been a number of deaths and serious injuries, with police often blaming the most serious accidents on bikes competing with heavy vehicles at traffic lights.
Cyclists can be crushed in blind spots by lorries turning. Bicycles failing to accelerate away as fast as motorised vehicles are also a cause of constant problems.
Opposition to the regulations have come from numerous road safety bodies, with Paris councillor Laurence Douvin saying: ‘If pedestrians, cyclists, motorbike users and car drivers don’t respect each other, the introduction of these practices could increase the risks in Paris.’
The British Highway Code states that cyclists must obey ‘all traffic lights and traffic signals’.
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You can run red lights but you can’t speak your mind about some political issues you go to jail. Pathetic mentality
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lindzig, kings Lynn, Norfolk
Doh!!! The French drive on the right. Anyone turning right is joining the flow of the traffic.
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“Cyclists will be held responsible for any accidents” Yes, they will mostly get the death penalty.
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What about joggers?
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It’s France for goodness sake. A country not renown for sense or road safety. Who cares as long as it doesn’t happen i the UK.
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It is difficult enough in Paris as it is without this. They have also discussed allowing motorbikes to overtake on the inside. Will make for a jolly time for everyone.
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Perhaps teaching French motorists how to drive properly would also cut accidents?
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Got all the potential for some good sport here for motorists.
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How can cyclists running a red light possibly be safe?!?! They are cycling into opposing traffic which they are likely to collide with and it will be the drivers fault for not being “observant”. Cyclists use the road like drivers and should therefore follow the same rules that drivers follow to keep them safe!
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Why do motorists always think they are God’s gift to the highways? Pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists were here first. Remember, it’s motorists that kill cyclists, not the other way around.
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