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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by cryptonector on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:35PM (#31042245)
Somehow I don't believe that you come to a full stop same as cars every time at every intersection with a stop sign or red light. Maybe it's just that I've just never seen a bike do it at intersections where an Idaho stop would be safe enough, so I'm extrapolating from that.
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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by EvanAnderson on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:38PM (#31042301)
I don't think that's what the OP is saying re: simultaneous stopping.

In my experience drivers with the right-of-way will yield to cyclists, unpredictably, because they think they're being courteous. I see this at road crossings and intersections all the time. The driver has the right-of-way but they'll be "helpful" and try to let the cyclist go first.

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Re:The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land by cryptonector on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:54PM (#31042517)
It's not just "because they think they're being courteous". Drivers also have come to expect bicyclists to not stop.
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