Stop signs

[malkin]

I figure that the rude bike riders become rude drivers when they get in their cars.

I stop when there's anyone around or likely to be around. When it's plainly deserted I roll through.

[bmccasland]

I generally stop at all stop signs, unless on an escorted organized ride where the cops are waving us through. What fun!

But like Jolt, there are some stop signs buried in my neighborhood to stop cars from barreling through, and I slow roll through them. Although early saturday mornings when I'm making my croisant run, I tend to ride through like they don't exist. Where streets intersect, I slow roll, ready to hit the brakes.

[malkin]

Cops waving us through is the best! In that case I wave and shout "Thank You!" and wish that more riders did too. Even though it's their job and they're getting paid and all that, we can still let them know we appreciate it.

[tc1]

Always come to a full stop. Sometimes it's a trackstand stop, where I don't put a foot down, but a stop nonetheless. I am kinda self-righteous about following rules, and since I have commuted by foot and bicycle and skates and skateboard and motorcycle and large and small cars and vans and trucks I feel more than qualified to comment. I used to be one of those jerks who shouted at stupid jaywalkers, I am almost over that but it's so hard. Don't have a combination endorsement, though and probably won't ever get one.

And yeah, the traffic actuated lights work by induction if they are working properly-a ferrous conductor cutting through a magnetic field. Aluminum is a fantastic conductor but not an inductive material. The lights default back to a timed cycle if the detectors aren't working.