.. must .. vent .. spleen .. now ..

Fig. 1: Here we go... anarchy, anarchy, anarchy, anarchy, anarchy... Anarchy means crossing when it says 'Don't Walk'. The end.

... And if you're of a certain age you may know the rest of those lyrics. The subject of red-light running came up again during a lunch meeting on Wednesday. I know it's been discussed time and time again and we're all bored shitless with the topic .. but after lunch, with this topic still on my mind, I witnessed a cyclist almost get cleaned up.

Actually that's a poor choice of words, if he got whacked by the vehicle barrelling through on the opposing amber light, instead of merely having the living shit scared outta him (and nearby observers) the ambos could of been scrapping/hosing him off the road and nearby surfaces.

Now in Melbourne, and probably several other places around the nation, amber unfortunately translates to accelerate like fuck to warp drive and miss the red. I think that behaviour is crap and the revelant road authorities should pick up on that point in regards to driver education. But that's another story. Back to cyclists bustin' reds. Consider this - if amber means floor it to a driver - then WTF jump a red light? Peruse further sparkling conversation on aus.bicycle regarding this thought-provoking topic.