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Board narrows enforcement of stop‑sign tickets for slow‑moving cyclists; ordinance passes as amended 6‑5
Summary
After hours of debate, the board adopted amendments that instruct police to make rolling‑stop enforcement a low priority for bicyclists who yield at intersections, then duplicated the amended file and sent it back to committee; final language passed first reading with a 6–5 vote.
The Board of Supervisors on Dec. 15 adopted an ordinance setting a local right‑of‑way policy that treats cautious, slow bicycle “rolls” through stop signs as the lowest enforcement priority for the San Francisco Police Department, and asked the department to focus enforcement on the city's Vision Zero priorities.
Supervisor John Avalos introduced the measure, saying it reflected the reality of bike travel in San Francisco and sought to prevent officers from spending scarce enforcement time citing cyclists who slow and yield at intersections. “If bicycles are not coming to a complete stop, what is the maximum speed that they should be negotiating…
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