Cycling Advocacy Alert – Help pass the Idaho Stop Law in New York
Fellow Cyclist,
I’m writing to ask your help to pass an “Idaho Stop” bill in the New York Legislature. This bill is co-sponsored by Senator Rachel May (S920) and Assembly Member Patricia Fahy (A3104).
The Idaho Stop bill would allow cyclists to:
- Treat a “stop light” as a “stop sign” — come to a complete stop and check for cars and pedestrians before proceeding through an intersection, and
- Treat a “stop sign“ as a “yield sign” — slow down to check for cars and pedestrians before proceeding through an intersection.
For further explanation, here’s links to videos showing how it works and its implementation across Colorado and the IS bill Overview and Talking Points.
To help enact the bill into NYS law, please email the following legislators:
Your emails should include:
Subject: Support for Idaho Stop bill – S920/A3104
Body: “I support passage of the Idaho Stop bill – S920/A3104 to make biking safer and easier in New York.”
That’s it. Stay safe out there!
- Westchester Cycle Club
- Virtuous Bicycle
- Team RWB-NY
- StreetsPAC
- Staten Island Bicycle Association
- Spokes & Shields
- Rochester Bicycling Club
- Redbeard Bikes
- QNS Social Ride
- OutCycling
- NYC Velo
- New York State Bicycle Racing Association
- New York Cycle Club
- New York Bicycling Coalition
- Mohawk Valley Bicycling Club
- Massapequa Park Bicycle Club
- Long Island Streets
- Long Island Randonneurs
- Huntington Bicycle Club
- Hastings Velo
- Gotham Bicycle Tours
- GObike Buffalo
- Five Boro Bike Club
- Ciclistas Latinoamericanos de New York
- Complete George
- Century Road Club Association
- Biketoga
- Bike Tarrytown
- Bicycle Habitat