On A Bicycle
Idaho Code § 49-720 — a stop sign taken as a yield, and a red light taken as a stop sign
A person riding a bicycle, a human-powered vehicle or an electric-assisted bicycle has the rights and duties of any other driver under the rules of the road, apart from those that cannot apply, and exercises due care.
A stop sign as a yield. At a stop sign, a rider slows down and stops if safety requires, yields to vehicles in or close to the intersection, and then may cautiously turn or go through without stopping.
A red light as a stop sign. At a steady red light, a rider on a bicycle stops and yields to all other traffic, and then may proceed through with caution. A right turn on red may be made after slowing and yielding, and a left onto a one-way road after stopping and yielding.
A turn is signaled for not less than the last one hundred feet. On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk a rider yields to pedestrians and gives an audible signal before passing, and may not ride where signs forbid it. A bicycle carries no more people than it was built for, though an adult may carry a child in a carrier.
Electric-assisted bicycles have further rules of their own. A particular collision is a question for a licensed Idaho attorney.
Sources for this section (4)
- Idaho Code § 49-714 — Traffic laws apply to operators or riders of bicycles
- Idaho Code § 49-715 — Riding on bicycles
- Idaho Code § 49-720 — Stopping, turn and stop signals
- Idaho Code § 49-721 — Bicycles on sidewalks
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Idaho attorney.