Why are cyclists like this

[Anonymous]

Cyclists: “We have vehicles and demand the right to drive in the street like a car!”
Cars: “Okay but this is a stop sign.”
Cyclist: “whyyyy should I stop at the stop sign I’m basically a pedestrian anyway and it would cause me to have to dismount from my 12 lb bicycle for three seconds.”

Why are they like this?

[Anonymous]

Are you in DC? If you don't like the law write to your lawmaker.

[Anonymous]

It’s legal for cyclists to run stop signs, so they’re not doing anything wrong. The question is why on earth is that be legal? It seems like recipe for collisions.

[Anonymous]

cyclist are stupid, we have cars and modern ways of transport. they should be banned

[Anonymous]

wikipedia

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fact sheet published in March 2023 states that stop-as-yield and red-as-stop laws "showed added safety benefits for bicyclists in States where they were evaluated, and may positively affect the environment, traffic, and transportation".[13] Acting Administrator Ann Carlson stated at a conference in October 2022 that "it increases [bicyclist] visibility to drivers and reduces their exposure. It also promotes safety in numbers by encouraging more people to bike which reduces cyclists overall risks.”[14]

A 2009 study showed a 14.5% decrease in bicyclist injuries after the passage of the original Idaho Stop law (though did not otherwise tie the decrease to the law).[15][16] A Delaware state-run study of the "Delaware Yield" law (allowing bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs) concluded that it reduced injuries at stop-sign controlled intersections by 23%.[17]

A study of rolling stops in Seattle determined that "results support the theoretical assertion that bicyclists are capable of making safe decisions regarding rolling stop",[18] while a 2013 survey of stop-as-yield in Colorado localities where it is legal reported no increase in crashes.[19] Another study done in Chicago showed that compliance with stop signs and stop lights by cyclists was low when cross-traffic was not present, but that most were still performing an Idaho Stop; and therefore "enforcing existing rules at these intersections would seem arbitrary and [capricious]".[20]

[Anonymous]

Is it really legal? Everywhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wikipedia

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fact sheet published in March 2023 states that stop-as-yield and red-as-stop laws "showed added safety benefits for bicyclists in States where they were evaluated, and may positively affect the environment, traffic, and transportation".[13] Acting Administrator Ann Carlson stated at a conference in October 2022 that "it increases [bicyclist] visibility to drivers and reduces their exposure. It also promotes safety in numbers by encouraging more people to bike which reduces cyclists overall risks.”[14]

A 2009 study showed a 14.5% decrease in bicyclist injuries after the passage of the original Idaho Stop law (though did not otherwise tie the decrease to the law).[15][16] A Delaware state-run study of the "Delaware Yield" law (allowing bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs) concluded that it reduced injuries at stop-sign controlled intersections by 23%.[17]

A study of rolling stops in Seattle determined that "results support the theoretical assertion that bicyclists are capable of making safe decisions regarding rolling stop",[18] while a 2013 survey of stop-as-yield in Colorado localities where it is legal reported no increase in crashes.[19] Another study done in Chicago showed that compliance with stop signs and stop lights by cyclists was low when cross-traffic was not present, but that most were still performing an Idaho Stop; and therefore "enforcing existing rules at these intersections would seem arbitrary and [capricious]".[20]

Until the density of bicyclists increase.

[Anonymous]

I call them "weekend Lance Armstrongs."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I call them "weekend Lance Armstrongs."

The proper term is MAMIL - Middle Aged Men In Lycra.

[Anonymous]

I asked Gemini. Only Maryland in the DMV has "stop as yield." In DC and VA bikes must come to a full stop,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked Gemini. Only Maryland in the DMV has "stop as yield." In DC and VA bikes must come to a full stop,

This is why more and more people see that AI is a joke.

A rider approaching a stop sign may go straight through the intersection or make a turn without stopping; provided, that the rider:

(1) Is traveling at an appropriate speed to reasonably assess and avoid hazards;

(2) Determines there is no immediate hazard; and

(3) Yields the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.” DC Code § 50–2201.04d.(a)

[Anonymous]

There is a blind spot in rock creek where despite stopping at a 4 way stop sign, I have numerous times almost struck cyclists who come flying out in front of my car then they flip me off for not seeing them.

[Anonymous]

The irony is that on multi use paths, more often than not, the cyclists treat pedestrians the way cars treat cyclists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cyclists: “We have vehicles and demand the right to drive in the street like a car!”
Cars: “Okay but this is a stop sign.”
Cyclist: “whyyyy should I stop at the stop sign I’m basically a pedestrian anyway and it would cause me to have to dismount from my 12 lb bicycle for three seconds.”

Why are they like this?

Shut up you stupid fat MAGA !

[Anonymous]

OP literally zero cars come to a full stop at stop signs.