[biker1]

"Idaho" stops (rolling through stop signs when it is clear and safe to do so in the state of Idaho by cyclists) reflects the fact that in many instances it makes no sense for a cyclist to come to a complete stop. Notice that the requirement is that it is clear and safe to do so. The stop signs are not decoration. The law says that they are to be interpreted as a yield sign by cyclists when it is clear and safe to do so.

Originally Posted by MDLNB

Oh, so stop signs are just decoration. I got it. Being a former COP, I wrote more tickets for violations of Stop signs and Traffic signals than speeding. Not that I did much traffic duty, but those two violations are probably in the top ten most dangerous traffic violations. Speeding is no where near as dangerous as running stop signs or traffic lights. Not too long ago, I almost hit a golf cart coming out of tunnel ramp, where the driver did not stop for the stop sign. He ended up running across the trail to avoid hitting me and into the grass. I see golf carts blatantly speeding through stop signs, across intersections on a daily basis. I have never lived in a state where a stop sign was treated as a "run faster" signal. And that is what folks in the Villages seem to believe. As bad as some of the folks here drive, they should be more aware of traffic signals/signs than ever before. I don't care if you speed past my slower golf cart, and I might even wave cheerfully as you pass. But, if you injure someone in my family by running a stop sign....well...shame on you, and I won't go into the possible consequences. The sign says STOP, not caution, not yield, and not slow. It translates to ALTO for those that don't speak English.

But I digress. My neighborhood also has a speed limit of 10mph. And yes, golf carts are able to speed through neighborhoods when the limit is set that low. And yes, they could get a speeding ticket, if enforced.