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> Source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop It's safer[1], and other places (California[2], Denver[3] from a q
by netinstructions 9y ago
> Source?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
It's safer[1], and other places (California[2], Denver[3] from a quick Google search) have looked to implement similar laws.
You probably only notice when the cyclists don't take "due care" before they proceed into an intersection. Of course there will be dumb people, but the chances of them causing injury to anyone else is still tiny compared to cars. You're missing all the times (quiet streets, quiet times of the day) when no one is around and it doesn't make sense to wait for a light (and for cars to show up that'll probably pass too close by the cyclists when the light turns green).
[1] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bike-study-getting-around-20161211-column.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bike-st...
[2] http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article147952354.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert...
[3] http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/26/senate-bill-bicyclists-stop-signs/ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/26/senate-bill-bicyclists-...
- sologoub 9y agoThanks, interesting read. I think the key here is that stop sign is treated as a yield sign and not an automatic right of way. That distinction makes a lot of sense to me, but is quite different from what I've been observing in my neighborhood.