Hello friend -
Please take 30 seconds RIGHT NOW to call NYS Speaker Heastie's office (518-455-3791) and ask the Assembly to pass A3986(Fahy) - the "Idaho Stop" or "Stop as Yield" bill.
Here's what to say: "I am calling to ask Speaker Heastie to bring A3986 (Fahy) - the 'Idaho Stop' bill to the floor for a vote before the end of the 2022-23 session. This lifesaving bill will reduce crashes by allowing cyclists to treat a stop light as a stop sign and a stop sign as a yield. New York is one of only FOUR states with an F or F+ grade in the League of American Bicyclists Traffic Laws and Policies ranking. New York can do better and this bill would go a long way to making cyclists safer!"
There are only a few days left in session, and there is a real possibility of passing his bill, which has now passed three Assembly Committees: Transportation, Codes, and Rules! Next stop is the Assembly Floor, which is why we need Speaker Heastie to bring this to a vote.
Read up here if you want a bit more information
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fact Sheet re: Idaho Stop/Stop as Yield
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2023-03/Bicyclist-Yield-As-Stop-Fact-Sheet_032123_v5_tag.pdf - League of American Bicyclists ranking of the 50 states
https://bikeleague.org/bfa/states/ranking/ - NYBC Memorandum of support for Idaho Stop/Stop as Yield
https://nybc.net/Shared/2023/NYBC_Idaho_Stop_Support_Memo.pdf - Idaho Stop/Stop as Yield Bill Language
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A03986&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
- Anne
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Anne Savage (she/her)
Interim Executive Director
New York Bicycling Coalition
518-227-1677
anne@nybc.net