Lege Trend: The Idaho Stop for Bicycles Heads toward codification

State: California

What’s an Idaho stop for a bicycle? Its what the rest of the world calls a California stop. A bicylce can roll through a red light, treating the stop or red light as a yield.

Have other states allowed for an Idaho stop? yes, Idaho

What support is there for allowing the roll through stop for bicycles?

  • bicycle injuries in Idaho declined by 14.5% the year after the law took effect
  • no evidence of an increase over time
  • increases bicycle traffic efficiency

California’s Assembly Bill 1103 (2017)

Sacramento Bee | Should California allow bicyclists to roll through stop signs?