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> I've been seeing cyclist blow through stop signs for 30 years. One reason cyclists don’t stop at stop signs is because it’s the biggest energy drain to have
by mygo 8y ago
> I've been seeing cyclist blow through stop signs for 30 years.
One reason cyclists don’t stop at stop signs is because it’s the biggest energy drain to have to come to a full stop, killing all momentum, and then pick up speed again from zero. If a cyclist approaching a stop sign sees that there is no traffic, and it’s not even a busy street, then that cyclist will likely just keep going. I’m not saying whether that’s right or wrong, just trying to shed some light on why it happens. Of course, if someone is complaining about a cyclist not stopping then that cyclist probably did it on a road with traffic, and so that cyclist was a douche. So yep it’s mostly because stop-and-go drains a lot of energy, and stopping for roads with no traffic can feel unreasonable. But other times a cyclist is just a douche. Scooter riders probably will not feel the same way about stop signs with no traffic, as they’re motor-powered instead of foot-powered.
- komali2 8y agoI'm on my bicycle nearly every day and I "get it," I just don't think it's a valid excuse. Oh no, eat another banana. Whatever. I'm on my bike to get exercise anyway.
- mygo 8y agoI think there's a difference between trying to explain something and trying to excuse it. So yep, no where in what I wrote was I excusing them. Even though they could just eat another banana, people generally aren't so rational like that. Still, laziness (yes, even while cycling) is a common enough occurrence to be an explanation for otherwise irrational phenomena.
- TylerE 8y agoWell, why can't a car do the same thing? Replace all the stop signs with yield signs.
- mygo 8y agoI don't know, ask the cyclists. I'm not their advocate lol.
- sgustard 8y agoDo you see any scenario in which a 4-way yield would be more dangerous than a 4-way stop?
- antisthenes 8y agoA yield sign implies that you must be prepared to stop if necessary anyway. Which means going at a speed where you can brake to 0 before being in the middle of the intersection, so maybe 20ft at best
- rootusrootus 8y agoLots of places around here go one step farther. We have many city intersections with no signs at all. On an intersection of two one-lane roads it makes a certain sense, as long as everybody assumes someone may be coming.