Survey finds bicyclists and motorists ignore traffic laws at similar rates | Public Radio International (PRI)

After surveying 18,000 people, Wesley Marshall, an associate professor of civil engineering 

at the University of Colorado, is trying to understand why cyclists, in particular, might bend 

or flat-out flout traffic regulations.

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Sascha Kohlmann via Flickr

Answer honestly. As a bicyclist do you follow all the rules and regulations of the road?

Ever zipped over the speed limit, or glided past a stop sign when no one’s around?

When it comes to obeying traffic laws, “we’re all criminals,” says Wesley Marshall, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado.

After surveying 18,000 people, Marshall is trying to understand why cyclists, in particular, might bend or flat-out ignore traffic regulations.

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