Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
If 75% of cyclists are straight up ignoring stop signs, that's messed up.
If most are slowing to a controlled roll and can quickly be fully stopped if needed, that's entirely different. I don't think twice about that.
As for strava segments, most all the ones I see start after intersections and end before intersections for the obvious reason of safety. There are some that are miles long and pass thru intersections, but those are in the minority by far.
I would agree that at least acknowledging the stop sign is better, I prefer to stop but that is just me. What bothers me is when cyclists just ride through stop signs like they aren’t there , assuming that cars will avoid them. I think most of us don’t want to unclip or take our feet out of the traps at a stop sign and that isn’t an issue. I have seen groups of five or more riders running through a four way stop without slowing down and that is an issue. Cars are supposed to just wait and that can be annoying to the non cyclist and can cause resentment towards us who either slow to a roll or stop when we are supposed to. You are right about the segments but I think it still effects the average speed for the ride.