Originally Posted by tlc20010
This seems a good place to raise a similar question. How do riders treat STOP signs. Cars are supposed to stop, although most only slow down to a walking pace. What about bikes. Are we to come to a complete foot-down stop, slow to a couple miles per hour, what do you do? Just curious.
No, you use your common sense and slow down enough to get a good look in each direction and have the ability to come to a complete stop if needed. For all intents and purposes it IS a complete stop, just short of a trackstand. I've never known a cop yet who would ticket a cyclist for making the obvious effort to slow enough to ensure he/she can cross the intersection safely, which is a lot different than just blowing through.
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