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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a new poster very enthusiastic about cyclists in theory (from an urban planning perspective) but worried and frustrated in practice as both a pedestrian and driver. We non-cyclists do need the cyclists who compete with us for sidewalk(!!!), crosswalk, and road space to at least be predictable. If cyclists assume moving through space is a free-for-all situation, they're risking collisions. Everyone should have rules and priorities spelled out and followed. And I think i encounter enough cyclists going rouge every day that I do see a problem.

The Idaho stop thing is supposed to be for empty intersections, or at least cyclists say they use it when there are no other vehicles in the intersection, but in fact it is being used when cars or pedestrians would otherwise have the right of way. Basically, cyclists don't ever stop. We all have to work around them, even if it means jumping out if their way when crossing the street or ignoring normal stop sign priority when driving.

All that said, I favor separated bike lanes and applaud alternative transportation methods. We just need cyclists to observe some rules and I fear there's a cultural issue making that difficult.[/quote]

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