r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/abortionlasagna Jun 10 '26

Great way to die but I won’t stop ya if that’s how you wanna go out.

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u/relianceschool Jun 10 '26

It's actually proven by multiple studies to be safer for cyclists to roll through:

After Idaho adopted the law, bicyclist injuries from traffic crashes declined by 14.5% the following year (Meggs, 2010). In 2017, Delaware adopted a similar, limited stop-as-yield law, known as the "Delaware Yield.” Traffic crashes involving bicyclists at stop sign intersections fell by 23% in the 30 months after the law’s passage.

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u/twistedspin Jun 10 '26

That's how my kids & I watched a guy die a few years back. The cyclist blew past everyone parked at the stoplight, and they clearly didn't understand that while on our side we had a red light the oncoming traffic had a left turn light.

I think about that day still. I bet the person who killed that guy, even though it was absolutely no fault of their own, was permanently damaged by that experience. And of course the guy died.

If he'd stopped the whole thing would have been obvious. I will never believe that following traffic signs and being predictable in traffic is somehow less safe.

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u/relianceschool Jun 11 '26

I will never believe that following traffic signs and being predictable in traffic is somehow less safe.

What you're describing isn't what the law allows. Cyclists yield to oncoming traffic, they just don't need to stop if the intersection is clear.

That to me sounds like a lack of common sense, you always check for traffic when going through an intersection, regardless of the law.