05-24-2018, 10:22 AM
(05-24-2018, 10:13 AM)tomh009 Wrote: But if it was the only car, how does it slow anyone else down, or make the cyclist more vulnerable? I can understand in case there is other traffic and visibility issues, but in this scenario?
Because if they just proceeded at the same speed, they'd clear the intersection faster, than for the person crossing to realize that they're stopping for them (I've seen drivers slowly meander through a crossing looking at their phone).
Worse, by the time they've stopped there is often traffic in the other direction. Very often, a driver will stop in one direction causing the space that I was going to proceed through, to disappear. It literally causes EVERYONE to get delayed.
As for danger, other road users get confused, seen cars turn out in front of the stopping vehicle who aren't even in sight of the crossing, because they thought the driver was stopping for them.