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Old November 7th 17, 05:07 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Frank Krygowski[_4_]
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Default AG: running stop signs.

On 11/7/2017 9:32 AM, Joy Beeson wrote:

In the U.S., non-riders regard cyclists as superhuman jerks. The
character "Jef the Cyclist" in the comic strip "Pearls before Swine"
has been toned down from the public perception.

There is nothing one can do about "superhuman", but one *can* refrain
from abetting the perception that we are all jerks.

So when I run a stop sign, I always exaggerate my head movements, to
be sure that observers can see that I'm not just barrelling through
and expecting drivers to magically avoid me. If a child is in
earshot, I narrate my actions so that he will know what he should do
when approaching an intersection.

If I ever notice a child watching me who is too far away to hear, I'll
come to a full, complete, foot-on-the-ground stop. Children shouldn't
be confused with fine details before they master the basics.


FWIW, my almost-daily shopping route involves a T intersection with a
traffic light, the stem of the T to my right. The sign says "No turn on
red." And that right turn is my route back home.

I don't know why the sign is there. There's a school a block away but
kids are crossing only a tiny proportion of the time. It seems pretty
silly to wait.

Still, when I'm the first vehicle at that red light, I always sit and
wait for the green. Always! I'm hoping to educate the motorists around
me, to teach them that there are cyclists who obey the laws.

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- Frank Krygowski
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