slowbird
Well-known member
Penalties mean f-all if there's no enforcement. Enforcement is still focused on speeding because that's the easiest thing to prove in court. People abruptly changing lanes with no signalling or running red lights are of little concern to police as well (a big concern to us though).
As mentioned before, playing with your cellphone is being replaced with playing with your giant, built-in, touch display in the car. It's been already proven that talking on the cellphone while holding it in your hand (to your ear or on speakerphone) has about zero negative consequences. Taking your eyes off the road is what does it. There have always been distracted driving laws (for people doing their make-up or preparing their meals while driving) - they are extremely difficult to enforce.
Also, if drivers are to be fined, pedestrians should be fined as well.
I think overall we should start with basics. Training is inadequate, licensing is a joke (as in write a little test, jump on a fastest bike you can get and legally cause havoc on the streets), road etiquette is almost non-existent. There are vehicles out there like e-bikes that get away with "murder," cyclists seem not to follow any rules whatsoever either, etc.
^^ This. Amen.