Comments on: New bike rules proposed in Senate

By: Reno

Reno — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:44:06 +0000

Yes! This new rules will be helpful to so many people.

By: Senate approves law mandating bikes’ brakes « Idaho Reporter

Senate approves law mandating bikes’ brakes « Idaho Reporter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:49:19 +0000

[...] heads to the House. Read IdahoReporter.com’s coverage of Werk’s bicycle legislation here and here. The text of brake legislation is available here and the text of the $75 fine legislation is [...]

By: Bike laws moves forward with some brakes « Idaho Reporter

Bike laws moves forward with some brakes « Idaho Reporter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:05:02 +0000

[...] Read IdahoReporter.com’s coverage of Werk’s bicycle legislation here. The text of the three-feet-to-pass legislation is available here. The text of the bike harassment legislation is available here. The text of the $75 enhanced fine legislation is available here. The text of the brake requirement and crosswalk legislation is available here. [...]

By: New Bike Rules in Idaho | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale

New Bike Rules in Idaho | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:28:04 +0000

[...] recently came across an article from the Idaho Reporter all about some proposed new bicycle laws and they are pretty kooky. As usual, when the city or [...]

By: Brad Iverson-Long

Brad Iverson-Long — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:52:23 +0000

AvidCyclist,
The $75 dollar enhanced penalty (Werk’s third piece of legislation) only applies to the person at fault.
I have rewritten the sentence to reflect that.

By: How would you do Europe on two wheels? « BikingInLA

How would you do Europe on two wheels? « BikingInLA — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:05:38 +0000

[...] idiots. Alabama cyclists wrap themselves in bandages to make a point about safety. Idaho considers three-foot passing and anti-harassment measures. According to a Virginia state legislator, a bicycle is not a transportation device. [...]

By: John

John — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:03:29 +0000

This legislation doesn’t seem to address the safety issue, but it does create more funding for the State. The 3 feet passing rule is logical enough, but everything else is bogus. An additional $75 fine for accidents involving bicycles won’t deter future accidents. Second, legislating bikes to have brakes is like legislating all bike tires to have tread; it seems unrealistic to enforce.

I’m not terribly familiar with current laws, but if you want to address the safety problems write laws requiring bicycles to ride only in the street and not on the sidewalk (as drivers aren’t apt to seeing 15mph or 20mph vehicles on the sidewalk). Two, acknowledging bikes as a moving vehicle and require observing the same laws as cars. Three, require bikes to have front and rear lighting in the dusk, dawn, and night. Four, if riding on the sidewalk or crossing a cross walk all bikes need to be dismounted and bike riders walking as those are pedestrian only rights of ways.

I appreciate your piece of legislation as these safety issues need to be addressed, but your legislation doesn’t address safety concerns only monetary concerns.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:53:12 +0000

Last year I lost a friend to a horrible bicycling accident when he was killed.
Had he signaled properly this accident may never have occurred.

Why turning signals are not a requirement for all bikes, I’ll never understand.
I purchased mine at safetybikesignals.com

By: AVIDCYCLIST

AVIDCYCLIST — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:44:11 +0000

Stop the madness!! Eliot Werk’s proposed legislation is completely anti-bike. First point: the 3-feet law is not even a law, since drivers have the option to ignore it. It will end up only targeting cyclists when a driver is too stupid or scared to pass and a cop tickets the biker. Second point: $75 fine for harassing a cyclist is weak. Try attempted manslaughter. Third point: so a cyclist is following all laws and an idiot driver mows her down…BAM! She gets a $75 fine? How does that make sense? Fourth point: There is already a law on Idaho books that requires a bike to be able to stop within 20 feet. The new proposed law is redundant and vilifies fixed gear riders. Most fixed gear riders are more than able to stop fast, some even faster that a biker with brakes, but I do agree that fixies should be sold with a front brake and the rider should only take it off when they are competent, not just to look cool. Boise cyclists need to band together to oppose this ridiculous legislation.