Idaho Stop actually means 2 things:
1) Stop sign: that a bike can do a rolling stop if there is no traffic (treating a stop sign more like a yield sign)
2) Red Light: that a bike can
can stop, then can immediately proceed (treating a red light like a stop sign).
Then again, if you don't live in Idaho, it doesn't make much difference what it says. ;-)
I would like the text of the statute that says you can proceed through a red light after a predetermined time. I've never seen a statute that says that. would make sense though.
Don't you guys just press the little "I want to use the crosswalk" button? :-O
Originally Posted by
Shimagnolo
The Idaho Stop means that a *cyclist* can stop, then can immediately proceed.
Most states do have a law stating that *any* vehicle that doesn't that get a green after a certain amount of time, (eg 3 minutes), can proceed, based on the principle that the signal is faulty. Of course the catch here is that unless you are in the habit of pulling out a stopwatch at every light, how do you know when 3 minutes have elapsed?