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Under Idaho's famous 'Idaho stop' law, what may a bike rider do at a stop sign?

Slow down, yield, then go through without a full stop if it's clear.

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  1. Ignore the sign completely
  2. Slow, yield, and go on without stopping if clear ✔
  3. Get off and walk across

Why: Idaho lets bike riders treat a stop sign like a yield sign. Slow to a safe speed, give way to anyone close, and if it's clear you may keep going. If traffic is close, you must stop.

Huh, didn't know that: Several other states have since passed their own versions of the Idaho stop.

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My bike took a trip to Idaho. It came back saying, 'I da ho-nestly didn't have to stop.'
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Answer: Slow, yield, and go on without stopping if clear. Idaho lets bike riders treat a stop sign like a yield sign. Slow to a safe speed, give way to anyone close, and if it's clear you may keep going. If traffic is close, you must stop.

  1. Idaho Code 49-720 Stopping, turn and stop signals legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH7/SECT49-720
    after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way, if required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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