Make cyclists conform to laws designed for motorists and you’ll be guaranteed one thing: less cyclists.

I’m all for stricter enforcement of motor traffic laws…for motorists. Best bang for the buck in terms of saving lives and creating safe transportation environments. Let’s focus there first, and once we make the necessary gains we can talk about the behavior of cyclists.

And whenever I do come to a stop most drivers at the other stop sign wave me through…thinking I have the right of way.

Why don’t you fix the laws that need fixing?

coming to a complete stop goes against what most people do when riding – slow down at intersections, use your faculties to determine if it safe – and then go – whether you have stopped or not.

also, i thought i read something (maybe here) about how some cities have basically de-criminalized running stop signs???

as well, considering my morning ride to work starts at 5:30am, the intersection i use leaving my neighborhood uses a weighted triggering system for the lights. are you saying i should just wait until a car finally pulls up and gets it to turn green before i cross the five lanes to carry on to work?

these laws (and roads mostly) were made without bikes or other non-auto transportation in mind. on top of that, who made these laws and where did the assumption come from that i agreed to obey any of them in the first place? las i checked, i hadn’t approved anybody to tell me how to live my life.

You are much, much more likely to get hit by blowing through the stop.

I see the arguments posed by Joe and Jimmy far too often. They are weak attempts at justifying sloppy riding habits.

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