Re:Is It O.K. to Kill Cyclists?
by casual_slacker on Saturday November 09, 2013 @05:30PM
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When you say "running stop signs", do you mean a rolling slow-down/speed up if they're the first at the intersection? I do that all the time, not sure if it's legal but it's a pain to stop fully. With cars around I always stop, especially in SF I'd be insane not to.
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some of them just speed through the intersection if they consider it safe, I've heard screeching tires a few times, which means they misjudged.
Stopping at every stop sign is a financial pain for a motorist, because MPG drops considerably. So what? Stop sign is a stop sign, it means "stop". The solution to this is not ignoring signs because it's a "pain" but to replace stop signs with roundabouts, like in Europe.
Relevant to this discussion: Roundabouts do cyclists no favors whatsoever.
This article cites a number of others on the subject: http://www.cascade.org/2010/11/circular-logic/
I'm not thinking about special favors for cyclists, roundabouts allow everyone not to stop if there's no cross traffic.
Rolling stops on bicycle are only legal in one state - Idaho.