Assertion: cyclist | /r/CapableOf | jump red lights
Facets:
value: regularly
type: TEMPORAL
value: in certain situations
type: TEMPORAL
value: absolutely
type: DEGREE
value: with being issued fixed penalty notices
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Yet, cyclists appear to frequently jump red lights with over 4,000 cyclists being issued Fixed Penalty Notices after being caught jumping red lights or ignoring other road signs in 2013.The Institute of Advanced Motorists have also revealed in their research that 57% of cyclists admit to running red lights whilst a YouGov poll revealed that 35% of cyclists at least “occassionally” ignore red lights.
text: But if it is illegal for a cyclist to jump a red light, as it is for any other road user, why do so many cyclists think that it is acceptable and frequently do it?
text: The National Cycling Charity believes that some cyclists jump red lights as they feel safer moving into the open spaces at junctions rather than waiting with fellow road users who often accelerate into the junction once the traffic light turns green.
text: However, PC James Aveling, a City of London bike patrol officer of nine years, argues that the statistics disguise the size of the problem caused by cyclists jumping red lights because there is no legal obligation to report collisions between bikes and pedestrians.
text: Nevertheless, contrary to popular belief, cyclists are not the only road users who regularly jump red lights.
text: Although there has been much said about allowing cyclists to jump red lights absolutely, in certain situations, or reducing the fine for the offence; cyclists are under the same laws as other road users when it comes to obeying road sign and signals.