06-16-2017, 03:08 PM
(06-16-2017, 01:00 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: In general, I think we have far too many stop signs, and would be better served by slower speed limits and default priority/yield signs.
Default priority is nice and simple in theory but doesn't work so well in practice. Most of Europe has moved from default priority to stop and (most often) yield signs as a result.
(06-16-2017, 01:00 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: As for two way stop signs at a busy intersection, I think cyclists generally slow down as much as any car driver does.
I watched car traffic at some downtown stop signs yesterday. Most drivers slow to walking speed or slower. My anecdotal observation of cyclists on IHT is that few people slow down to even running speed.
If people completely ignore all traffic signage, there isn't really grounds to complain about it -- or even about the dismount signage.