Vancouver should consider 'Idaho Stop' for cyclists as Oregon adopts practice: advocates

https://lemmy.ca/post/1617099

Vancouver should consider 'Idaho Stop' for cyclists as Oregon adopts practice: advocates - Lemmy.ca

Older article, but still relevant.

Idaho stops have been shown to reduce cyclist injuries and fatalities: winnipegfreepress.com/…/the-idaho-stop-a-step-for….

Idaho stops work by making stop signs equivalent to yields and red lights equivalent to stop signs for cyclists. You still don’t run the traffic signal, but because the threat profile of a bike is different from that of a car, it does make sense that traffic rules should be different…

Opinion: The Idaho stop: a step forward for safety

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Winnipeg Free Press

Or, like in oh, so, so many things, copy what is working REEAAALLLY well in scandinavia.

I’m not going to ruin it for you. just go and see. It’s amazing how well it works there instead of the ‘more equal than’ policies here.

Don’t ruin it for me, fine, but at least maybe point me to a link?