tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post7590525761849878147..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Idaho stop law for cyclistsYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-30955133467982396102009-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:00I'm a cyclist, but I understand the concern fr...I'm a cyclist, but I understand the concern from this type of law. The law itself can say whatever it wants, very few people will read it. What actually happens is that the law gets a short, easy to describe verbal version that goes around the gossip loops. So what states that cyclist still must use caution when slowly rolling through a safe stop then translates to "cyclists don't need to stop."<br><br>It's not just drivers that are doing this, it's the cyclists too. The people who read this blog I imagine know the laws pretty well and might forget that most people on a bike haven't read the laws, or know their rights and responsibilities while on a bike. If the occasional cyclist hears the same gossip "cyclists don't need to stop" then they might take that as "it's okay to roll through any stop."<br><br>That said, I'd love to see the Idaho stop be law in all states. It just makes sense to incentivize for the human-powered modes, and saving your momentum goes a loooong way when riding around town. As long as bikes are a distinct minority, I see no reason not to treat stops as yields.GeekGuyAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295251258659270861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-29983405418938523682009-04-16T13:42:00.000-07:002009-04-16T13:42:00.000-07:00Here is an explanation of the same law as posted o...Here is an explanation of the same law as posted on UrbanVelo:<br>http://urbanvelo.org/bicycle-rolling-stop-animation-idaho-stop-law/Steve Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007547685719061260noreply@blogger.com