The Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022 would ban on right on red for cars and allow people on bicycles and scooters to treat a stop sign as a yield.
It’s common practice among cyclists — treating the stop sign as a yield, commonly called the “Idaho Stop” after the state where it became legal in the 1980s — and though few people are ticketed for the practice, advocates say some have been. Soon, however, D.C. cyclists might not have to worry about breaking that law.The D.C. Council’s transportation committee this month approved legislation that would allow people on bicycles and scooters to treat a stop sign as a yield sign.
“Despite the Vision Zero commitment, our streets remain far too dangerous,” Cheh said in a statement, referring to the traffic-safety program that aims to reduce traffic injuries and deaths. “This bill takes several important steps to reprioritize streets for people over cars and increase traffic safety for all, no matter how you get around the District.
“Stopping and starting can be hard on the bike in the neighborhood if it’s every block. It’s quite onerous,” said Ralph Buehler, aat Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs. “The classical neighborhood has four-way stops every intersection.” Adopting the Idaho Stop also decriminalizes what is a common biking behavior and, the committee report said, “eliminates cause for police stops that disproportionately impact people of color and divert law enforcement resources toward unnecessary activities.” The report adds that decriminalization would encourage ridership, which can lead to more bicyclists and safety in numbers.
A measure that would have allowed cyclists to treat red lights as a stop sign was removed from the legislation, although the bill does grant DDOT authority to post signs allowing riders to proceed through red lights.
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