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Originally Posted by kraken9911
Say a car beats you to a stop sign by 1-2 seconds. Why is it an issue for them to wait another 2-3 seconds for you to blow the stop sign? It takes a lot of effort to maintain a 20+mph pace.

You're sitting on a leather recliner probably driving an automatic transmission and the only muscle you will engage is that of one leg. You can wait a little longer.
So where do you draw the line? It's easy to make a case for a second or two but how long would you expect a car to wait for a cyclist who doesn't have priority?

If we expect cars to wait a second or two, how long before that "second or two" becomes several seconds, and from there how long before cars are expected to yield to cyclists regardless of how long it takes? Obeying the rules of the road is just one of those things you have to do even on a bike, even if it's inconvenient.
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