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Utah House approves modified 'Idaho stop' for cyclists in House Bill 58
Summary
After debate and a narrowly tailored amendment limiting multi-lane intersections, the Utah House passed first-substitute House Bill 58 to allow cyclists to treat certain stop signs and red lights as yield or stop signs, respectively, aiming to improve safety and ease commuter cycling.
The Utah House on Feb. 26 passed a first substitute of House Bill 58, a measure that would allow cyclists in certain circumstances to treat stop signs as yield signs and a red light as a stop sign. Representative Moss, sponsor of the bill, framed the change as a safety and mobility measure patterned after the ‘Idaho stop’ law first enacted in Idaho in 1982.
Moss told colleagues the substitute adds explicit references to pedestrian right-of-way and a requirement to stop at railroad crossings, and she described the measure as focused on "safety" and "ease…
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