Category: Bike Law Idaho
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Group Riding in the Age of COVID
Thoughts from an Idaho , applicable everywhere. Idaho’s Governor Little has issued the State’s planned staged transition away from his Stay-at-Home health order. Road cyclists continue to wonder how we should engage in group riding under COVID. As a bicycle accident lawyerhttps://www.bikelaw.com/ who deals with the negative aspects of cycling, I have been thinking a lot about…
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Far Right Practicable?!
What it means in Idaho, and elsewhere Here in Idaho the law requires a cyclist to ride as “close as practicable to the right hand” side of the road. It is this state’s version of the “as far to right as practicable” term common in cycling statutes across the country. Something like 40 states have…
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A Guide for Drivers and Bicyclists to Properly Share the Road
In every car versus bike collision, it is the same loser every time: the bicyclist. In a well-meaning effort to reduce such collisions, a number of states have adopted a “Share the Road” campaign. Since 1997, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (the ‘MUTCD”) has approved the use of the Share the Road sign…
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Living with Stop as Yield for Cyclists
Bike Law attorney Kurt Holzer makes a compelling case for the “Idaho Stop.” I’ve been representing cyclists in Idaho bike accidents for nearly 25 years. Many people are aware of our state statute that is referred to by many as the Idaho Stop Law. My experience, both on my bike and at my desk, has…
