I don't see any indication that it's being enforced now. I think the "wink and a nod" approach by the police would have a serious drawback, though, in that they could then choose to enforce it at their will. Say, when a politically influential person runs into a biker.
------------- Patrick Lenon ________________________________ From: Bikies <[email protected]> on behalf of tim wong via Bikies <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:26 PM To: Andy Bach Cc: Bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] Idaho stop in Madison? 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> 608 658-1890<tel:(608)%20658-1890> cell 608 261-5738<tel:(608)%20261-5738> wk _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[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
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