Drew Eckhardt 

My 12 mile (one-way) commute had 10 stop signs and 24 traffic lights (only one of which was a right turn each way)

benlees

I usually ride in the city. So, lots. Which is a shame because they influence my average speed.

Bearhawker

I just started riding - bought my bike specifically to commute 16 km (10 miles) each way. 6 lights in that distance, that I do in 35-40 minutes.

Ranger Dan

On my 32 mile ride today I had one stop sign, but no traffic, so I didn't stop. At the very end of the ride was a yield sign, but again no traffic, so I only had to slow enough to make the corner.

Depending on the route I take, I'll encounter 1 to 3 stop signs on rides up to 60 miles.

Bob Dopolina 

I have a 100km loop I do a few times a week (ideally...). That has 10 possible stops. All but 1 are within the first and last 10km as I warm up or cool down so it doesn't really bother me.

I do a shorter version sometimes that is 70km. The stops are the same.

ColinL

My commute to work is 9 miles because I follow a bike path to lower the risk of being hit on a busy road in peak traffic. It has 3 stop signs in the first half mile, then 2 traffic lights the next mile, and then the MUP goes straight across very busy streets which I use crosswalk lights if they are present, and cautiously cross if not. It takes 45 minutes to ride to work safely at a pace that doesn't require a shower upon arrival. (And we have no showers, anyway.)

I have a few loops I can do from work on my lunch break. The best one has one stoplight and 5 stopsigns but I generally roll them after slowing and getting a good look. I am time limited to about an hour, so I ride 13-19 miles depending on the training goal of the ride.

I rarely ride truly rural Kansas as it is predictable, boring and often gravel. But you could ride huge distances without stopping.

soccerpig70

A ton. never really counted but I would guess 20-30 lights/stop signs in my regular 35 mile ride. Dont really have a choice though, no rural or country roads anywhere near me. Just something I deal with. Dont even give it much thought honestly.

nkfrench 

My 17 mile training loop involves
* 1/4 mile in a childrens play area and adjoining congested parking lot, 10mph or less
* 4 passes through a 3' wide gate opening, 5mph or less
* 2 passes where I dismount and lift me & my bike over a stepover gate.
* 3 stop signs (and yes, bikes are ticketed here for failure to stop = $200).
* 2 tollbooth egress gates where I must slow to about 2mph to trigger a sensor to lift a crossing arm
* 2 tollbooth ingress gates where I must slow to show my season pass (or pay $1 then show pass on 2nd time)
* 2 left yield turns usually no traffic
* 1 right yield turn usually no traffic

I generally stop at the far end (u-turn) stop light and at the stepover gate to catch my breath, mop sweat, drink, adjust lights as needed; but not more than 1-2 minutes.
Guess that works out to a slow-down about 17 times on a 17-mile route. It's not as bad as it sounds - many of them are during the warmup phases or at the ride end, so I can get a good workout going.

My commute to work route - about 44 stops. Some are long lights / don't recognize bikes and/or heavy traffic where I can wait 2-5 minutes. One is a train crossing - can be 10 minutes. Another is an unpaved shortcut for 50' that I walk my bike across. I have to admit I don't mind the lights at the top of some of the bigger hills for the first minute but after that airflow gets more important than resting. Oakmont, Cherry Ln& I30 (southbound), Cherry Ln & Camp Bowie (southbound), Alta Mesa&Trail Lake if you know FtW. Ride distance is about 16 miles.

Jseis 

My 16 miler has 24. Not including peds w/dogs/kids. I have to ride full tilt to average over 14. Switched to early mornings.

EnsitMike

Oh god, I wouldn't even attempt to count. At least 60 lights.

Carbonfiberboy 

We pick low-traffic routes with very few of those. We probably average one every 5-10 miles.

Homebrew01

Maybe 1 (2 on a bad day) where I have to stop. The dozen or so stop signs usually have no one else in sight, so I (we) roll through.
If i pick the route and we see more than 10 cars I will apologize.

dnuzzomueller

Well that depends for me. If you are asking about the group rides that I do which typically start outside of the major metro area it is typically (This does not count right turns at stop signs): 11 on the 42 Mile ride, 7 on the 28 mile ride (Similar loop to the 42), 17 on the mid week 24 mile ride (This one starts more inside of the city though). I am also low-balling it. I have not counted a few "rolling stops" we pull where we technically could get stopped by heavy traffic but there never seems to be heavy traffic on some of the roads so; meh.

The closest thing I can imagine to a non-stop group ride is my training loop which goes around the one mountain/hill in the area and is pretty much just 3 right hand turns and even then the traffic sometimes TRIES to conspire to stop me (That is what those gutters are for)

RJM

One 25 mile route has none, just country riding...the other has three and it is about the same distance.

stonecrd

My daily 20mi ride has 13 lights, however, 6 of those are right turns so rarely have to stop at those.

gregf83 

I think I'd take up running...

nhluhr

Commuting: Probably 20-30 intersections.
I'm doing a ride tomorrow that is 80mi and has 0 intersections where I'll have to slow down.

StanSeven

This thread is so old many of the original answers probably change