Who has right of way this intersection, bikes or cars?
Anyone know who has right of way at this road and official bike lane intersection here in Mascot, Sydney, Australia? Looks like cyclists do to me but others disagree. I am interested in both knowledge and opinions.
Of course the bikes do. Maybe if they add a third stop sign, the cars will stop. Seriously though, is that road one lane? Stop signs on both sides is tripping me out.
Funny_Enthusiasm6976 on
The side street has a stop, the street with the bike lane does not.
velopop on
Bikes because the other traffic is facing a STOP sign. Hands down. But discontinuing the green bike lane is highly confusing and dangerous in this situation because it doesn’t provide a visual warning to motorists that they are about to cross a bike lane and reinforce that they need to stop prior to reaching it.
CrimsonStudMuff on
Pedestrians
Onii-Chan_Itaii on
Stop sign means stop. Anyone who disagrees is flat out wrong and should be stripped of their license.
dudestir127 on
Legally, I’d think bikes. But I wouldn’t trust drivers to actually follow that.
Comfortable-Fly5797 on
Bikes obviously. I’m curious, is there something to the left blocking people from seeing oncoming traffic or are people just that terrible of drivers?
4-way stop signs for cars. It’s always a game of will-they-stop-or-won’t-they. [This is what drivers see.](https://imgur.com/a/1vVtfbg)
Huge-Assignment-3786 on
Well the one that has a stop sign must yield to oncoming traffic which is the lane that doesn’t have a stop sign otherwise they would take turns going. But cars always belive they have the right away no matter what the laws.
Deadliftlove on
I don’t disagree with the replies however one thing that people are not picking up and what pisses me off about how Sydney councils mark bike paths, see the left hand side of the bike lane in the 1st picture, it has a give way line across it which creates confusion or maybe that’s just bike lane ends line (though that should be a solid line across)? They do this a lot when a bike path crosses a side street and it creates a lot of confusion when the cars do not have a stop sign.
Also, why end the bike path to start it again? Confusing again, why not run the bike path across the intersection?
One-Newspaper-8087 on
Stop signs, none on your side, no stop lights on your side…
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Heavy sarcasm. I like it.
Of course the bikes do. Maybe if they add a third stop sign, the cars will stop. Seriously though, is that road one lane? Stop signs on both sides is tripping me out.
The side street has a stop, the street with the bike lane does not.
Bikes because the other traffic is facing a STOP sign. Hands down. But discontinuing the green bike lane is highly confusing and dangerous in this situation because it doesn’t provide a visual warning to motorists that they are about to cross a bike lane and reinforce that they need to stop prior to reaching it.
Pedestrians
Stop sign means stop. Anyone who disagrees is flat out wrong and should be stripped of their license.
Legally, I’d think bikes. But I wouldn’t trust drivers to actually follow that.
Bikes obviously. I’m curious, is there something to the left blocking people from seeing oncoming traffic or are people just that terrible of drivers?
My commute has the same thing [here](https://maps.app.goo.gl/pYXeK3S3PyQEkrci7).
4-way stop signs for cars. It’s always a game of will-they-stop-or-won’t-they. [This is what drivers see.](https://imgur.com/a/1vVtfbg)
Well the one that has a stop sign must yield to oncoming traffic which is the lane that doesn’t have a stop sign otherwise they would take turns going. But cars always belive they have the right away no matter what the laws.
I don’t disagree with the replies however one thing that people are not picking up and what pisses me off about how Sydney councils mark bike paths, see the left hand side of the bike lane in the 1st picture, it has a give way line across it which creates confusion or maybe that’s just bike lane ends line (though that should be a solid line across)? They do this a lot when a bike path crosses a side street and it creates a lot of confusion when the cars do not have a stop sign.
Also, why end the bike path to start it again? Confusing again, why not run the bike path across the intersection?
Stop signs, none on your side, no stop lights on your side…
You.
Which ever weighs more.