S920A / A3104A (aka the “Idaho Stop” bill) allows cyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.
Legislation Co-Sponsors
Senators May, Jackson, Brouk, Gianaris, Hinchey, Ramos, Liu
Assembly Members Fahy, Simon, Gallagher, Epstein, Carroll, Jackson, Hunter, Mitaynes, McMahon, Davila, González-Rojas, Burdick
Organizations in Support
Bicycle Habitat, Bike Tarrytown, Biketoga, BikeWalkTompkins, Century Road Club Association, Ciclistas Latinoamericanos de New York, Colored Girls Bike Too (Buffalo), Complete George, East Side Bike Club, Five Boro Bike Club, Get Women Cycling, GObike Buffalo, Gotham Bicycle Tours, Hastings Velo, Huntington Bicycle Club, League of American Bicyclists, Long Island Bicycle Club, Long Island Randonneurs, Long Island Streets, Massapequa Park Bicycle Club, Mohawk Valley Bicycling Club, New York Bicycling Coalition, New York Cycle Club, New York State Bicycle Racing Association, NYC Velo, OutCycling, QNS Social Ride, Reconnect Rochester, Redbeard Bikes, Reddy Bikeshare, Rochester Bicycling Club, Slow Roll Buffalo, Southern Tier Bicycle Club, Spokes and Shields, Staten Island Bicycle Association, Stony Brookside Bed and Bike Inn, StreetsPAC, Team Red White & Blue, Virtuous Bicycle, Westchester Cycle Club
For further info, here’s a spanish translation of this page (via Strava) and the Idaho Stop Wikipedia page and videos of how it works. Also see talking points and academic studies.
To help pass this bill, please email:
Subject: “Please pass S920A/A3104A”
Body: “Please pass S920A/A3104A to make biking safer and easier in New York.”
Complete George 