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Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF by Phrodo_00 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:19PM (#39297596)
California has Idaho stops, so cyclists not stopping at Stop signs IS following the rules of the road (if the Cyclist did yield and just also didn't see the Waymo car).

Bicycles starting on the side of the road can ofter get side swiped because they're in car blind spots because they don't accelerate fast enough. Going faster makes them more visible for cars.

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Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF by Ferret7446 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @11:00PM (#39297914)
Even if that were legal in California, clearly in this case the cyclist did not check properly and should have fully stopped.

I must say, all of this doesn't help with the general perception of cyclists being extremely entitled with respect to ignoring traffic rules. Anecdotally, I see more cyclists breaking the rules (such as by riding on the sidewalk or pedestrian crossings or improper lane changes/turns) than not.

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Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF by ganieldackle on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:26PM (#39297653)
No it doesn't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop
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Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF by Phrodo_00 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:30PM (#39297679)
Huh, the internet lied to me [1]. Should've checked wikipedia.

[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-stop-bi...

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Re:Waymo Hits Cyclist in SF by nerdponx on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:35PM (#39297708)
Governor Newsom vetoed it:

https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AB-122-108...

https://cal.streetsblog.org/2021/10/12/newsoms-deeply-disapp...

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