bicycle safety
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Colorado legislature OKs ‘Idaho stops’ for bicyclists statewide
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It may soon be legal for bicyclists to roll through stop signs in Colorado after the state legislature approved legislation to allow the “Idaho stop” statewide. If enacted, House Bill 1028 would permit bicycles, e-scooters and other non-motorized vehicles to treat stop signs as yield signs and to treat red lights as stop signs when…
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Denver needs to spend more for bike, pedestrian projects, group says
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Denver’s efforts to maintain walkable and bikeable streets are “woefully unfunded,” and its poor street design is a public health crisis, a mobility advocacy group says. The Denver Streets Partnership released a report Tuesday calling for the city to dedicate $40 million a year over the next 20 years to build out Denver bike, pedestrian and…
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Sen. Ray Scott calls West Slope summit for cycling safety
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The legislator who considered a bill to tax bicycles to pay for roads last year shares common ground with the cycling community on one thing for sure: safety. State Sen. Ray Scott, a Republican from Grand Junction, said Thursday he’s putting together a Share the Road Safety Summit in Fruita on July 17, in partnership…
