To quote Delaware state law, Title 21: Ҥ 4196 A Bicycle approaching or entering intersection (c) [Expires Oct. 5, 2021.]
A bicycle operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection with a roadway having two or fewer lanes for moving traffic shall reduce speed and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is moving across or within the intersection, except that a person, after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.”
Y’all can stop blowing your horn at cyclists who “make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping” as permitted.
Everyone I know in the bicycling community is hoping the Legislature makes § 4196 (c) permanent when it is up for review, because a bicyclist is most vulnerable before and after a feet-on-the-ground stop.
Robert Smith
Lewes
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