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Re:The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group by dsfyu404ed on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:27AM (#17734167)
>If a car rolls through a stop sign they're being an asshole

Meh, it really depends on the type of stop and conditions.

Regardless of the number of wheels one's preferred mode of transportation has I'm not gonna complain about people doing rolling stops at 4-way stops where there's good visibility and the traffic conditions are such that there's no possibility of misinterpreting who's turn it is or at a right turn that would be a yield instead of a stop were there not a left turn option.

Re:The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group by paulcole on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:29AM (#17734201)
> Meh, it really depends on the type of stop and conditions.

I disagree. A stop sign is a stop sign. Otherwise the sign would say use-your-judgment-and-decide-what-to-do.

Re:The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group by Symbiote on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:56AM (#17734472)
> Otherwise the sign would say use-your-judgment-and-decide-what-to-do.

Huge numbers of stop signs are found in North America, but they're not so common elsewhere. In Europe, most smaller junctions in residential areas will have a "yield" sign, or no sign at all. Busier ones might have a mini-roundabout (give way to the left).

In the UK, installing a stop sign requires the permission of the central government. This is to keep the sign special — if you see one, there really is some risky road layout that means you can't see safely until you're stopped at the sign. There was only one example anywhere near where I grew up: next to an junction by an ancient castle where parts of the building overhung the road, meaning large vehicles might be on the wrong side of the road to pass by.

Re:The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group by dsfyu404ed on Friday August 10, 2018 @11:46AM (#17734386)
Traffic laws are written in a way that makes them as resilient as possible toward idiots. We require a full stop because not everybody has good judgement.
Re:The cyclist behind an anti-cyclist Facebook group by paulcole on Friday August 10, 2018 @12:24PM (#17734716)
Yeah and the people who think they have good judgement often have the worst judgement.