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I once got a ticket ($140ish) for cruising through a stop sign on a bike. Ever since then, I come to an obnoxious tire-skidding halt at every stop sign before s
by hugh3 15y ago
I once got a ticket ($140ish) for cruising through a stop sign on a bike. Ever since then, I come to an obnoxious tire-skidding halt at every stop sign before starting up again (and take the opportunity to swear at those who don't obey the rules).
The trouble is that I'm currently in America, where traffic planners have apparently decided that every goddamn intersection should have a four-way stop sign. This, to me, makes no sense -- put in roundabouts, or a Give Way sign going two out of four ways, to make traffic flow efficient. But anyway, it makes cycling anywhere a huge pain.
- jarek 15y agoA couple of months ago, I started riding extremely rule-abiding, only making an exception for hook turns when I don't feel safe doing a normal left turn, mostly so I could feel morally superior to those who don't and feel better about myself. (It's great thinking I obey stop signs more than 90% of motorists I see!) Although it definitely helps that my ride is a rather casual 12 minute affair (and uphill, so all the stops give me a breather), after a couple of months it became rather second nature and honestly not a big deal. I also found that Toronto pedestrians smile at you when you give them way :). Agreed about the lack of yield signs in North America though. Problematically, it normalizes rolling stops, making it harder to distinguish intersections where a stop is actually necessary.