I just ride as though invisible. So even stop signs I stop and go as is SAFE for me. If you are in a car or on a bike or walking.. I make it my game to make sure you never have to hit your brakes, or make any avoidance move do to my riding. This does not mean I don't take and own lanes for safety or that I won't make myself part of traffic. I ride my bike like I drive my car which includes rolling stop signs and in the rare instance of complete lack of vehicles running red lights. If I get a ticket I say thank you very much and pay my fine. (hasn't happened on the bike yet). Guess what I'm saying is, you won't see my putting my foot down at a stop sign .. I may be at 2 mph .. track standing a second till it's clear.. but when it's safe I'm going regardless of signage or lights.
Just me Kelly -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Paulson Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:55 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Idaho Stop in NYC On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:47 PM, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > It doesn't make sense in NYC which is why it's the Idaho Stop. When > traffic is thick, the drivers are mean, and you're expected to stop, > you better stop. The point about the Idaho Stop is the cyclist still has to yield at stop signs. *If there is no one waiting to go the other direction,* the cyclist doesn't have to stop, but can continue after making sure it's safe. But in Manhattan, at most times of the day, most intersections aren't empty. That is, the cyclist won't come to a stop sign and discover there is no traffic the other way. So, if the Idaho Stop were the law in New York City wouldn't matter, because it would almost never apply. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
