Originally Posted by ItsJustMe

Residents of every state I've ever heard of talk about rolling stop signs as a (your state here) stop.

However, the Idaho Stop is a real legal thing, and is bike specific. It means that cyclists can treat stop signs as yield signs. It allows them to stop if needed but maintain momentum if not. Keeping the speed up generally is a good thing, it allows you to keep up with traffic so you have less instances of cars passing you per trip.