Friday, April 22, 2022

Common Sense in The Idiocracy

Colorado SB 18-144 AKA The Idaho Stop or Safety Stop Law was largely ignored by most municipalities in Colorado since 2018.  The municipalities who chose to not participate must now opt-out if they still feel that this is going to create madness on our streets because Governor Polis signed SB 22-1028 into law on April 13, 2022.  Interesting that the lack of enforcement during the pandemic has exaberated the dangerous driver problem here in Colorado and that appears to be of less concern to some local politicians who either ignored or were flat-out against this law due to their ignorance of its positive ramifications where the law is already in place.

https://www.bicyclecolorado.org/bike-news/colorado-safety-stop-becomes-law/

When asked about this law by those who are not fully aware of its intent, the language in the bill says and backs up what I have been saying for years:

"Intersections are by far the most dangerous locations for bicyclists, in Colorado and elsewhere. The most recent data we have from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), which is comprehensive for the state from 2017-2019, indicates that in that time frame 72.2% of reported crashes between bicyclists and drivers took place at intersections or were "intersection related." When bicyclists are able to get out of the intersection and away from that conflict zone before a potential crash can even occur their safety improves."

The Truth Is Out There



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Common Sense in The Idiocracy

Colorado SB 18-144 AKA The Idaho Stop or Safety Stop Law was largely ignored by most municipalities in Colorado since 2018.  The municipalit...