MTC to study Idaho "stop-and-roll" law

The law requires a complete stop but says nothing about putting your foot
down (same for motorists :-)
That leaves open to interpretation what coming to a complete stop is, but I
use a near track stand for a stop.

Ron Bishop

In a message dated 6/18/2008 4:24:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
emccaughrin@yahoo.com writes:

Published Wednesday, June 18, 2008, by the San Francisco Examiner:

"The 'stop and roll' proposal is patterned after a state law in Idaho in
which bicyclists are legally able to treat stop signs as yield signs, and
interpret red stoplights as stop signs. Currently, California bicyclists must stop
and put one foot on the ground at stop signs, and follow the same stoplight
rules as drivers.

"The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's bicycle advisory committee
will be discussing the proposal Thursday. If the group recommends the plan, the
MTC staff will further investigate the idea and possibly bring it before the
agency's governing board, which could eventually propose state legislation to
change the California vehicle code, said Sean Co, MTC's bicycling
coordinator.

[...]

"Though the MTC envisions the possible legislation as a way to encourage
bicycling as gas prices soar, police said the idea would likely lead to more
bicycle-to-car collisions.

"Capt. Greg Corrales, chief of the San Francisco Police Department's Traffic
Company, said bicyclists have a sense of entitlement and have long ignored
existing traffic laws, especially at stop signs. As a result, he said his
office repeatedly cites bicyclists. More importantly, he said, the rate of
bicyclist fatalities is higher than it should be because they rarely abide by basic
traffic rules."

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