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Misteur-Z | 4 years ago
From personal experience riding in the chaos that is Paris traffic for almost 10 years. I really scared myself maybe 3-4 times with bicycles running red lights at full speed.
=> Regular drivers are paying quite good attention because they need their car to go to work the next day, the real danger comes from newcomers and people who don't drive often (tourists, old people, families on weekends, etc.)
=> Anything that does not require a license (especially all these new stupid fast electric things that go over 20kmh) will make crazy tight turns without checking anything. They will get away with everything and never get stopped by the police, they don't have insurance and will not get fined for anything.
So I would add:
- Don't overspeed in traffic jams
- Don't ever come close to a bus or truck, moving or stopped (massive blind spots + not going to feel a thing running over you)
- Don't mess with car drivers (they will try to run over you and your 200kg bike)
- There will ALWAYS be a **** crazy biker with a death wish riding faster than you, whatever your speed is
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