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Committee advances bike‑yield enforcement policy after hours of testimony; departments divided on safety evidence
Summary
The committee accepted member‑of‑the‑whole amendments and voted 2–1 to forward an ordinance that makes rolling through stop signs at no more than 6 mph while yielding to pedestrians the lowest enforcement priority for bicyclists; city departments and disability advocates urged caution and more data, while bike advocates supported the change as a way to focus enforcement on high‑risk behavior.
The committee voted to forward to the full Board a proposed administrative‑code change that would treat a bicyclist’s slow, cautious rolling through a stop‑sign-controlled intersection (defined in amendments as slowing to no more than 6 mph and yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles) as the lowest priority for traffic enforcement, while preserving enforcement for behavior that endangers others.
Sponsor Supervisor John Avalos introduced member‑of‑the‑whole amendments added during the hearing, including a narrow speed definition (no more than 6…
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