Re: Aren't bicycles suposed to stop at stop signs?

09-08-2003, 06:36 PM

"Steve + Laura" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I went on a charity group ride the other day, and saw hundreds of
> bicyclists ride through 30 or 40 stop signs. The number of cyclists I
> saw stop for a stop sign: zero.
>
> Aren't you supposed to obey normal traffic rule on a bike? I even saw
> riders blow through a stop sign at an intersection holding up a car that
> had no stop sign. The driver stopped, but was more than a little annoyed.
>
> Is this how I'm supposed to ride on the street? Seems a bit unsafe...
>
> Steve.
>

In our state cyclists are required to obey traffic laws. Our club rides do.
They stop for lights and signs when they encounter them. I don't always do
it when I ride alone, though. I look out for traffic at an intersection and
I stop if I see anything. Otherwise I just go throug carefully.

My daily solo riding is on country roads at the crack of dawn and I rarely
encounter traffic so it isn't as dangerous as it would be in more populated
areas. In fact I broke a record just last Tuesday morning. I went 11
miles before I saw my first vehicle which passed from the opposite
direction. I saw only one additional one on the 16 mile ride and not a
single one in my lane. It is the only time I have gone that far without
having a single vehicle pass me. Good area for cycling.

Fred