Can it really be legal for motorcycles to run red lights? The answer in some places is “Yes.” Here’s why, and a list of every state where this is the law.
Can it really be legal for motorcycles to run red lights? The answer in some places is “Yes.” Here’s why, and a list of every state where this is the law.
Washington recently(ish) made it legal for bicyclists to run stop signs. I am skeptical that this improves their safety.
It’s counter intuitive but reduces accidents by about 14%
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/new-law-allows-cyclists-to-yield-at-stop-signs
Yeah, stop signs were designed for cars since people can’t be trusted not to speed. On a bike your top speed is in most cases slower than any residential speed limit, so coming up to an intersection is usually done at the same speed as a car would be while doing a rolling stop.
What people miss about the Idaho stop is it isn’t giving carte blanche to run blindly thorough stop signs, we just get to use them as yields which makes it much easier to maintain momentum. Anybody who’s ever ridden a bike in traffic knows how much it sucks to come to a full stop and then slowly start cranking back up to speed while cars are kissing your back tire.
Fuck, Where I’m from, we call it a California Stop (slowing down at a stop sign, but not fully stopping)
Good job washington!
Washington, more like Basedington!
Only if nobody else is present. This is more for quiet city areas where you have a clear line of sight, and nobody is even around. If someone is at a stop sign, you legally have to stop too.
It’s yield, so yep, it’s not a do whatever you like rule. That said, it’s good for safety everywhere.
It doesn’t, but it allow cyclist to cross when it’s safe to do so, guilt free. Shitty rider gonna run it anyway without looking at the traffic.
Except for the part where allowing cyclists to yield at stop signs does make them safer, of course. That there is a fact that’s been repeatedly proven to be true.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2022-03/Bicyclist-Yield-As-Stop-Fact-Sheet-032422-v3-tag.pdf
You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts.