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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
(Post 2165421)
Interesting post. A cyclist who feels golf cart drivers are entitled. How surprising :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: As far as the percentages of cyclists for the same scenarios:
0% come to a full stop
2% do a rolling stop, and
98% blow right through.
BTW, I do favor the 10 go through in a group AFTER stopping new law, and believe it or not I support cyclists treating a stop sign as a yield---assuming no one is coming and they are prepared to yield if necessary. My objection here is ONLY to those that blow right through a RB in front of me so that I have to jam on my brakes to protect THEM from their idiotic move. A good rule of thumb, regardless of the vehicles involved, is that anytime I have to brake unexpectedly because of the action of another (backing out driveway, running through stop sign to turn in front and then crawling, turning on red when traffic is coming, etc.), that person is in the WRONG and has violated traffic laws to one extent or another.
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Here's my personal experience as a bike-rider:
If I'm trying to go uphill, and there's no traffic on the cross street, I'll go as fast as I possibly can right through that intersection.
If I'm going downhill, I'll either stop completely, or roll through. It's around 50-50 - depends on how much I'm enjoying the ability to coast down hill that moment.
If I'm on even pavement I'll usually come to a complete stop - I'd say around 80% of the time.
If there's traffic on the cross road, OR someone coming from the other side with their turn signal on to take a left, I come to a complete stop - 100% of the time. If someone tries to give me the right of way I will get off my bicycle, and not get back on until they've passed.
This is especially true if there are people behind the guy trying to give away his right of way, or someone on the other side of the intersection wanting to take a left, while other people are moving in from my left or right.
Lastly - if I'm currently going downhill, but immediately after the stop sign is an uphill segment of road, I will come to a stop ONLY if there are cars approaching from my right or left. Otherwise I will speed through as fast as I can to make sure I have enough momentum to make it up that hill without having to get off the bike and walk.
I violate the law. I admit it. I'm also not a hypocrite who thinks badly of people who follow the same protocol in their cars or golf carts. If there's no traffic in any direction then it shouldn't matter if you, the only person at that intersection, or even near that intersection, chooses to cross that intersection.
I personally think all right turns should be yields, not stops. But - it isn't, I acknowledge that it isn't, I'm willing to take my chances.