Stop-as-yield

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Stop-as-yield laws allow bicyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign. Similarly, red-light-as-stop laws let bicyclists treat a red light as a stop sign, although often with significant limitations. The first such law passed in Idaho in 1982, the source of the term "Idaho stop"; it was not emulated elsewhere until Delaware adopted a limited stop-as-yield law, the Delaware Yield, in 2017. in April 2019, Arkansas became the second US state to legalize both stop-as-yield and red-light-as-stop. In France and Belgium, some intersections use red-light-as-yield signs. These exceptions for bicyclists are intended to address multiple issues, including traffic light sensors that may not recognize cyclists. Similar laws also encourage riders to take safer low-traffic streets instead of faster high-traffic roads. Studies in Delaware and Idaho have shown significant decreases in crashes at stop-controlled intersections.

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