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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only reason cyclists can go faster than drivers is because drivers are stopping at stop signs and cyclists are not. How is that a good thing? It’s against the law (look at the specifics of how Idaho stops are supposed to work) and it’s really dangerous. I drive and can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to slam on the breaks to avoid some idiot on a bike flying through an intersection where they absolutely did not have the right of way. [/quote]

Cyclists don’t want to obey stop signs because it’s too physically taxing to constantly stop and start like a car and it will slow them way down.

But if they’re going to be killed in a place like Washington DC, it’s probably going to be at an intersection by a driver who never saw them coming.[/quote]

This is the real answer. Cyclists don’t want to obey stop signs because that would be inconvenient.[/quote]

Drivers also don't want to obey stop signs because that would be inconvenient.

Also, the data show that stop-as-yield for bicyclists improves safety.

Can you please provide two examples of recent fatal crashes in this region involving a bicyclist who failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection?[/quote]

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