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I'm a cyclist and my behavior changes greatly depending on where I am and the time of day. Riding through busy parts of town during the weekday? Hell yeah I st

I'm a cyclist and my behavior changes greatly depending on where I am and the time of day. Riding through busy parts of town during the weekday? Hell yeah I stop at red lights just like everyone else. 7 AM on Sunday morning in a quiet suburban neighborhood? I'll probably look in either direction when approaching an intersection and cross without stopping if there are no cars or pedestrians around, even if my light is red. I'll still slow down a bit though, instinctively. Basically my rule of thumb is this: obey all traffic signs as if you're a car if sharing the road with motorists, cyclists or pedestrians. Otherwise though, you can ignore the signs.

analog31 9y ago
I wonder what would happen if all of the cyclists in NYC were to declare a week of staying in the vehicle lanes and obeying every law. By skirting congestion and clearing out of intersections, cyclists may be doing the rest of us a favor. I remember when they adopted the 55 mph speed limit. Some truck drivers in Michigan decided to protest it by obeying it. The resulting congestion was pretty painful for everybody.
- dogruck 9y ago
  That's a great story about the truck drivers "protesting by obeying the 55 mph speed limit."
- Karrot_Kream 9y ago
  In SF, along a popular bicycle route called "The Wiggle", exactly this happened, and traffic ground to a halt. https://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/07/30/this-is-what-happened-when-bicyclists-obeyed-traffic-laws-along-the-wiggle-yesterday https://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/07/30/this-is-w...
- u801e 9y ago
  > I remember when they adopted the 55 mph speed limit. Some truck drivers in Michigan decided to protest it by obeying it. The resulting congestion was pretty painful for everybody. Some people actually did this on an interstate near Atlanta, Georgia a number of years ago and posted it on Youtube [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ

analog31 9y ago

I wonder what would happen if all of the cyclists in NYC were to declare a week of staying in the vehicle lanes and obeying every law. By skirting congestion and clearing out of intersections, cyclists may be doing the rest of us a favor. I remember when they adopted the 55 mph speed limit. Some truck drivers in Michigan decided to protest it by obeying it. The resulting congestion was pretty painful for everybody.

dogruck 9y ago
That's a great story about the truck drivers "protesting by obeying the 55 mph speed limit."
Karrot_Kream 9y ago
In SF, along a popular bicycle route called "The Wiggle", exactly this happened, and traffic ground to a halt. https://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/07/30/this-is-what-happened-when-bicyclists-obeyed-traffic-laws-along-the-wiggle-yesterday https://archives.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/07/30/this-is-w...
u801e 9y ago
> I remember when they adopted the 55 mph speed limit. Some truck drivers in Michigan decided to protest it by obeying it. The resulting congestion was pretty painful for everybody. Some people actually did this on an interstate near Atlanta, Georgia a number of years ago and posted it on Youtube [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ