[aethos]

I am a cyclist in NYC and I try my best to follow the mentality of "I am a car." I do not run red lights. When I see bikers do this it seems highly dangerous. Maybe the Idaho stop works in Idaho, but I doubt it would work in busy crossings in NYC.

[Nav_Panel]

Really? In Manhattan biking up and down avenues, I find it often makes more sense to run the red light. Riding next to unpredictable taxis and cars seems much more dangerous than getting ahead of the traffic cluster by running the red light (and the grid makes it pretty easy to see when someone's coming down the street you're crossing).

Part of my commute down 2nd Ave above the Queens-Midtown Tunnel doesn't have a dedicated bike lane, so I try to spend as little time riding side-by-side with cars as possible. Bike lanes make things easier.

On the other hand, biking in Brooklyn or Queens where the traffic is faster and less predictable (and thus more dangerous), I agree.

[lfuller]

The Idaho Stop doesn't apply to red lights - only stop signs. Its intended use is on smaller streets with low traffic.