A new research found that motorists and dangerous street design — not cyclist behavior — are the primary factors that put cyclists at risk. According to the study done by University of South Florida, cyclists were in compliance with traffic laws 88 percent of the time during the day and 87 percent of the time […]
How could they? There are WAY more traffic laws for cars.
Not really. The only car-specific parts traffic laws are about keeping the car in working order and behaviour on car-only roads.
On the other hand, bike-specific parts of traffic laws are about keeping the bike in working order and behaviour on cycling lanes.
But for the most part car-laws also apply to cyclists going on the road.