Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City
by u801e on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:15PM
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> I'm no saint, I practice the Idaho Stop too
There are two parts to complying with a stop sign:
1. Come to full stop
2. Yield to any traffic that has the right-of-way before proceeding
The problem with a lot of stop sign installations in the US is that they're largely unnecessary since it's possible to yield to traffic that has the right of way without having to come to a full stop first (since there's plenty of visibility of approaching cross traffic). That's why cyclists do "Idaho stops" and car drivers do rolling stops.
If authorities would only post traffic control devices in areas that are absolutely necessary, instead of having a blanket rule for using them, then compliance would go up substantially and complaints about cyclists and cars running stop signs, for example, would be next to non-existent.
There are two parts to complying with a stop sign:
1. Come to full stop
2. Yield to any traffic that has the right-of-way before proceeding
The problem with a lot of stop sign installations in the US is that they're largely unnecessary since it's possible to yield to traffic that has the right of way without having to come to a full stop first (since there's plenty of visibility of approaching cross traffic). That's why cyclists do "Idaho stops" and car drivers do rolling stops.
If authorities would only post traffic control devices in areas that are absolutely necessary, instead of having a blanket rule for using them, then compliance would go up substantially and complaints about cyclists and cars running stop signs, for example, would be next to non-existent.