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Yah, in general I hate wavers. The problem is that I've experienced bicyclists who just don't follow traffic rules regarding stop, yield, and red lights. Given that I know there's a nonzero probability that a bicycle will intersect with my car if I pull out, I don't go from my stop until I'm pretty sure they're going to stop at the 4-way.

As I mentioned in a cousin reply, I once struck a bicyclist who wasn't obeying traffic rules (she blew a stop sign at a 4-way) and was found liable for the accident at least by the officer who wrote the accident report. We're all lucky her injuries weren't major, but there's no way I'm going to risk hitting a biker who is barreling down a hill toward a 4-way by assuming they're going to follow the traffic laws.




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