San Francisco considered the Idaho Stop about a year ago, narrowly passing a resolution that would direct SFPD to make enforcement a low priority. Presumably, this approach was chosen because it was the most they could do at the local level. The mayor of San Francisco promised before the measure passed to veto it, and followed through on that threat after it did. It was all the aftermath of cyclist outrage after SFPD targeted cyclists for an enforcement action along a popular ultra-flat cycle route called "the Wiggle" because of the many turns and stop signs. Mayor Lee said he didn't like the measure because it "traded convenience for safety" but let's guess that his opposition was based upon a desire to stay of the good side of police brass, who - no surprise - opposed it. He'll be out of office - term limits FTW - in January 2019, so maybe it will have another chance then. Composition of the Board of Supervisors, which is the same as their City Council, doesn't change until then, either. Barring early exits, of course.
(San Francisco is, in my view, a terrifying place to ride a bicycle - few facilities, angry drivers, quad-shredding/brake-vapourizing grades - but driving a motor vehicle is so much more horrible that many do it anyway.) On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:26 PM, tim wong via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > That said, the MPD could choose not to enforce it. > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Andy Bach via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd heard of this but sort of forgot the details: >> The *Idaho stop* is the common name for a law that allows cyclists >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclists> to treat a stop sign >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign> as a yield sign >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_sign>, and a red light >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light> as a stop sign. It first >> became law in Idaho <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho> in 1982, but >> has not been adopted elsewhere. A limited form of the law called "Stop as >> Yield", that deals only with stop signs, has expanded to parts of Colorado >> and been considered in several other states. Advocates argue that current >> law criminalizes normal cycling behavior, and that the Idaho stop makes >> cycling easier and safer and places the focus where it should be: on >> yielding the right-of-way. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop >> >> Curious if there's state law that would disallow Madison/Dane county from >> passing such a thing. >> >> -- >> >> a >> >> Andy Bach, >> [email protected] >> 608 658-1890 <(608)%20658-1890> cell >> 608 261-5738 <(608)%20261-5738> wk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > > -- > > Earlier this year I was fined $1221 by the city for having wildflowers in > my terrace and a burning bush in my yard. My trial occurred more than > three months after the city council unanimously approved the "Pollinator > Protection Task Force" report which seeks to protect pollinators--bees, > butterflies, moths, bats, hummingbirds, etc., and preserve pollinator > habitat But the city's Building Inspection Division didn't get the "memo" > and continues to order pollinator habitat removed and prosecutes people who > don't comply. If you feel the ordinances on the books should be amended, > sign my petition: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/ > petitions/revise-ordinances-banning-flowers-in-yards-and-terrace > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- S. Rose
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