Idaho Stop

There's a ton of proposed livable streets legislation in play at the state level right now. Here's a quick roundup.

We also discussed why ultimately U.S. cities should be building citywide networks of connected, protected bikeways with logical traffic light timing, so Idaho stop laws become unnecessary.

Treating stop signs like yield signs is nearly universal among bike riders, and Idaho stop laws have been shown to reduce bike injuries. Rep. Janet Yang Roh explained why her bill didn't pass – this time.

Our leaders have a moral obligation to learn from this case and take action to save lives, so that something positive can come out of this tragedy.

The Trib says legalizing the Idaho stop would make our streets more chaotic and dangerous.

The Chicago Tribune is such a reliable source of flat-earth rants about biking, that it’s truly a pleasure when they publish some sensible words about cycling. Recently most of the paper’s intelligent coverage of bike issues has come from transportation reporter Mary Wisniewski, who commutes on two wheels herself. An example was this morning’s balanced article about a new DePaul study that calls for relaxing laws requiring bike riders to come to a complete stop at stop signs and always wait for a green before proceeding through a stoplight.

We've got additional footage shot that suggests that California stops by drivers are the rule, rather than the exception, at four-way stop signs.