This seems like a great approach to setting up bike rules.
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6346&catid=&volume_id=317&issue_id=378&volume_num=42&issue_num=33
"The concept is a simple one that allows bicyclists to keep their momentum without ever taking the right-of-way from motorists: basically, stop signs are treated a yield signs, and stop lights as stop signs. Bicycles can legally blow through stop signs as long as it isn't another driver's turn."
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6346&catid=&volume_id=317&issue_id=378&volume_num=42&issue_num=33
"The concept is a simple one that allows bicyclists to keep their momentum without ever taking the right-of-way from motorists: basically, stop signs are treated a yield signs, and stop lights as stop signs. Bicycles can legally blow through stop signs as long as it isn't another driver's turn."