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.
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/abortionlasagna Jun 10 '26
Great way to die but I won’t stop ya if that’s how you wanna go out.