'This study draws attention to practical ways to deal with these problems--one of which is to explore allowing the Idaho stop at four-way stop intersections."
At four-way stops, just four percent of cyclists come to a full stop, although many cyclists slow down to yield at stop signs or stop and then proceed safely at a red light--a practice that commonly is known as the Idaho stop.
Speed bumps, narrowed streets,
four-way stop signs, brightly painted crosswalks, on-street parking, median strips, bans on right turns at red lights, crosswalks raised a few inches above the roadway, and curbs that extend a ways into intersections all help make the streets safer and more pleasant for pedestrians.