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Spider Jerusalem

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8. In many cases it's safer for cyclists to not come to a complete stop...

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #2)

Mon May 10, 2021, 12:59 AM

May 2021

because being able to carry momentum and speed to get through the intersection quickly instead of having to start from a dead stop, possibly going uphill, ends up being safer for everyone (California is about to become the 8th state to allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop

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Architect Helmut Jahn killed in bicycle accident [View all] Blue Owl May 2021 OP

Sadly, I have seen too many bicyclists ignore the rule of the road whistler162 May 2021 #1

I have as well Blue Owl May 2021 #3

I think you're right caraher May 2021 #5

Cyclists seldom stop at 4 way stops where I live! USALiberal May 2021 #2

We've all seen it! Blue Owl May 2021 #4

In many cases it's safer for cyclists to not come to a complete stop... Spider Jerusalem May 2021 #8

I am fine with yield behavior, many times they just ignore it. Nt USALiberal May 2021 #12

Predictably the first posters in this thread are whining about Ron Green May 2021 #6

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda May 2021 #7

RIP Helmut Jahn. My sister in law lives where this happened. I'll ask her what she knows. Progressive Jones May 2021 #9

Location Blue Owl May 2021 #10

The articles only mention the town, Campton Hills, not the accident location. nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #11