Joseph Stromberg discusses the "Idaho Stop"—so named because Idaho has been allowing bikers to roll through stop signs since 1982. "Idaho's rule is pretty straightforward," writes Joseph Stromberg, "[if] a cyclist approaches a stop sign, he or she needs to slow down and look for traffic. If there's already a pedestrian, car, or another bike there, then the other vehicle has the right of way. If there's no traffic, however, the cyclist can slowly proceed. Basically, for bikers, a stop sign is a yield sign." Additionally, bikers approaching a red light must stop, but if there is no oncoming traffic, the biker can treat the light as a stop sign, and proceed through the intersection.
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