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You misunderstand. :) The phrase is a play on words that literally means if “no one” is there you don’t have to stop for them. It’s a contrapositive description
by aendruk 5y ago
You misunderstand. :) The phrase is a play on words that literally means if “no one” is there you don’t have to stop for them. It’s a contrapositive description of yielding—the point being precisely to counter the common misconception (and ensuing outrage) that such laws do confer higher right-of-way to cyclists.
- notacoward 5y agoThank you for the clarification. The double-negative form didn't come across that way, perhaps because it's used so often for emphasis (and not even considered ungrammatical in most languages other than English AFAICT).