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[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Colorado has the safety stop. If no one else has right of way, we can pass through stop signs at up to 10-15mph. In practice, visual blocks mean we have to slow down quite a bit, but where there is visibility, there are some 4-ways I can very easily blow through. We can also pass through a red light once we come to a complete stop provided nobody else has the right of way. In practice, very little changed except now I put 100% of my effort into scanning for traffic, rather than 50% watching traffic and 50% scanning for the police. Going through downtown is also faster now that I don't have to dwell at the lights. Overall, this just legitimizes something that happens anyway. Cars roll through stops every day, it would be silly to ticket a cyclist for it.

[-] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Never heard of this before despite traveling in Colorado innumerable times, but it makes me like Colorado even more.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

There's a great bike trail between Glenwood and Aspen if you ever make it out that way. Highly recommended.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Jesus Christ, build a circle.

Four-way stops are already awful without inventing more rules to juggle.

this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2026
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