05-16-2016, 09:13 AM
(05-16-2016, 08:52 AM)jamincan Wrote:(05-16-2016, 08:34 AM)Canard Wrote: There is a 4-way stop on the quiet city streets we live on. I have been surprised at how courteous the drivers have been here toward me on my bike - when I come to a complete stop, even if I don't have the right of way, I get waved through.
I actually really hate it when people do this. I prefer to be treated like normal traffic as it makes things much more predictable.
As was said earlier, the risk is high when you get into a situation where one, two, or three motorists break the rules of the road by waving through a cyclist/giving priority to a cyclist who should not have had it, and one additional driver doesn't do this, a collision results, and it is the cyclist's fault that they were injured. At the very least, the Spur Line has become nice in that it reduces bicycle/car interactions (and, consequently, stop signs for the cycling route).