What’s Wrong With This Picture?

That green area behind the car is the cyclists’ waiting area, reserved for bikes, in front of the advanced stop line, where the car should have stopped?

The car has stopped, blocking the pedestrian crossing?

The driver made a valiant effort to beat the lights (racing past me in the filter lane), but then stopped while they were still amber?

Let’s give the driver his due here - he might be in front of the ASL, and he might be blocking the pedestrian crossing. But he also did what seems to be a rarity, and stopped while the lights were still amber rather than red.

So I tip my hat to you, Mr BMW driver!

Filed under: Assassination Attempts, Cycling, Industrial-Strength Sarcasm, Newcastle, Photographs, Road Safety