What sort of citations are issued to people on bikes in Monterey County? Among others, failure
to stop at a stop sign, and riding a pocket bike in an area designated for a vehicle.

Resources on Riding Skills, Bike Laws, and Safety https://bikemonterey.org/resources/resources-on-riding-skills-bike-laws-and-safety include California bike law summaries, Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips (33 topics, including sidewalks, crosswalks, bike parties, and more); info specific to e-bikes (including determining if a mobility device is street legal); resources from others for all types of bikes (including avoiding a collision, biking around trucks, and our compilation of various resources in Spanish); Smart Cycling videos, in Spanish and English. And, to share with motorists: Bike-Safe Driving / tips for people who drive, in Spanish and English.

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When we updated our California bike law summary poster today (PDF, with clickable links: https://bikemonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/Bike-law-summary-2025.pdf ), we added a note about stop signs: To advocate for a new California law to allow a "Bicycle Safety Stop" / "Stop-As-Yield" / "Idaho Stop" at stop signs, contact CalBike.org! https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html

#CalBike #CaliforniaBikeLaws #BicycleLaws #SafetyStop #IdahoStop #StopAsYield

#TrafficSafety #cycling #biking

New York is considering change laws to allow "Stop as Yield” to let cyclists treat red lights as stop signs, and stop signs as yields.

This would also make sense as a law change in the Australian context. Cyclists in Melbourne never stop at a stop sign and very commonly will treat mis-configured red lights as just a give way.

I don't think Victoria Police generally bother with enforcement against cyclists so it's not a pressing issue but it's something to think about.

#bicycles #StopAsYield

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/06/opinion-its-past-time-for-new-york-to-legalize-stop-as-yield-for-cyclists

Congratulations to the state of New Mexico on passing SB 73, “Require Bicycle Stops for Safety” (aka stop as yield aka Idaho stop). https://www.fox26medford.com/news/state/new-mexico-to-allow-cyclists-to-roll-through-stop-signs/article_44951e1d-6e47-5b07-9795-292b1fdbc885.html We look forward to California adopting such legislation; see status of progress in CA: https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html

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@brad262run @NoRomBasic Re: the 66% vs 5% data, "Such studies would be interesting to reproduce in the United States.” https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/

As for stop-as-yield, we continue to support it. We look forward to it moving back up CA bike advocates' legislative priorities list—and finally getting the necessary support to become California law.

https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html
https://www.calbike.org/legislative-watch/

#IdahoStop #StopAsYield #SafetyStop #TrafficLaws