• zeeps@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    If you’re gonna ride your bicycle on the road, you better stop at a stop sign. Don’t be an idiot.

    • ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      I mean, I always yield at stop signs, but I am not likely to come to a complete stop on a bike if there is nobody to yield to. Many car drivers don’t either, as any road user is already aware.

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        1 year ago

        “Oh they’re doing it so I can do it to,” said the pile of bones and guts spread out along the intersection.

        Cars have a little more protection than a bicyclist for the occupants of the vehicle.

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          1 year ago

          If anything, the fact that cars are more likely to injure another road user than their occupants, is even more reason that they should come to a complete stop, moreso than any other road user.

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            1 year ago

            The rules and laws around using roads are designed without consideration for the type of vehicle using it. Everyone needs to stop at stop signs and red lights.

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              1 year ago

              The rules and laws around using roads are designed without consideration for the type of vehicle using it.

              That’s demonstrably false. Bikes are treated differently from cars in many regards. See: bike lanes, green “bike boxes” at intersections, rules for passing, highway access, etc. Why not the “Idaho stop”?

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      1 year ago

      The “Idaho stop” (red as stop, stop as yield for cyclists) is a thing in several jurisdictions, and research shows it is as safe or safer that way.

      Still ought to follow the laws, but there’s reason to want those laws to be different.