And it’s safest for everyone to behave predictably.
With that in mind, I have two more points:
One, I’m very much in favor of the Idaho stop, as long as it’s applicable law.
Two, in my example the cyclist would still have needed to stop (yield) for the vehicle that was at the intersection already. At least, in my state they would.
Except, as others have pointed out in this discussion, it’s actually safer to let cyclists use stop signs as yield signs.
And it’s safest for everyone to behave predictably.
With that in mind, I have two more points:
One, I’m very much in favor of the Idaho stop, as long as it’s applicable law.
Two, in my example the cyclist would still have needed to stop (yield) for the vehicle that was at the intersection already. At least, in my state they would.