[mrep]

> Not having to deal with parking, stop signs, traffic, etc genuinely does speed things up.

Traffic sure, but you still need a good place to park your bike so it does not get stolen and you should be stopping at stop signs.

I walk basically everywhere and I have to be more vigilant of bicyclists on crosswalks because they always blow through them at full speed regardless of who has the right of way.

[yareal]

In my state, bicyclists can treat stop signs as yields. Yes, that means if there is other traffic it returns to being a stop sign. Yes, there always is right of way for pedestrians.

So no, I definitely shouldn't be stopping at stop signs, but I should be following the rules of the road. Eye contact with peds, sometimes you can quickly negotiate "no, you go ahead". If not, stops for pedestrians.

My work has bike cages, which are right at the entrance and require a badge to access. If not, my bike parks vertically on its own and I could just bring it inside.

[freedrock87]

He should do it because its law not because it is sensible one. There are serveral have passed laws allowing for an "Idaho Stop" for cyclists.

[FarMcKon]

Yeah, I (as a biker) also hate dangerous bikers. Especially those weaving onto / off of the sidewalks. The up-side is that the most dangerous bike is 1/100th as damaging as a perfect driver sneezing at the wrong time.