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As a European, it's very amusing how some people in the US treat safety features as state-owned brands, that other states can infringe on :)
by karamanolev 5y ago
As a European, it's very amusing how some people in the US treat safety features as state-owned brands, that other states can infringe on :)
- KennyBlanken 5y agoFor four decades Idaho was the only state that allowed bicyclists to treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as a stop-and-then-yield, so it was the easiest way to refer to the concept. We're finally seeing some sanity, but most of the states have refused to adopt the "stop light is a stop and then yield."
- banannaise 5y ago"Idaho Stop" is also more often used to refer to the cycling move than the law. Idaho stopping is something a cyclist does; Idaho Stop laws make the Idaho stop legal. Language is fun!
- JohnWhigham 5y agoTurning left at an intersection when there's no dedicated turning lane is known as a New Jersey left because no one in the South does it...and it's fucking infuriating.