Heads up to all those drivers out there.
If a bicyclist is stopped and looking in the other direction at an intersection where you (the car) has the right-of-way they've most likely already clocked you and no matter what you do they can't go through the intersection until the other directions are sorted out. Stopping most likely will only delay everyone's day.
If you are stopping or are in the act of stopping for a bicyclist when you have the right-of-way and that bicyclist actively waves you through the intersection don't wave back. just go.
If a bicyclist gets to an intersection hopes off the bike and moves as a pedestrian or enters a regular crosswalk at the speed of a pedestrian than stop for them, otherwise they are using standard rules of the road.
That's it. I've had way too many close calls with drivers trying to be "nice" to go through intersections and I've decided that I will not go through an intersection that I've waved traffic through until they have cleared. I appreciate the thought but practice thoughtful driving all the time and understand what is really safe.
Posted Jan 3, 2025, 9:34 PM UTC