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Utah House approves bill letting cyclists roll through stop signs when safe
Summary
The House passed House Bill 142 on Feb. 3, 2021, allowing cyclists to proceed through stop signs without a full stop when it is safe to do so; the bill passed 45-26 after extended debate over safety, liability and rural road impacts.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 3, 2021, approved House Bill 142, a measure that would allow a cyclist to proceed through a stop sign without coming to a full stop so long as there is no other traffic and the cyclist slows and yields appropriately. The bill passed on a 45-26 vote and will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Carol Moss, the bill sponsor, told the chamber the change would "allow a cyclist to proceed through an intersection without stopping at a stop line stop sign ... only if there's no other traffic, they slow down, yield the right…
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