Missouri? Progressive bicycle legislation - story from Missouri Bicycle Federation
News organizations across the state are writing about a new law, set to take effect Friday, August 28th, that will allow bicyclists and motorcyclists to proceed through a red light that won't change for them. Motorcycle advocacy groups proposed the law because motorcyclists often have the same problem bicyclists have--too many traffic signals just don't detect them. Unless a car comes along to trigger the light to change, you can sit literally forever waiting. MoBikeFed then worked to have bicyclists included in the law as well, since they face the same problem even more often than motorcyclists. Every sensible bicyclist or motorcyclist in that situation will wait until it is clear the light is not going to change, then wait until it is safe to proceed, and then go. And now, thanks to this new law, you can do that without fear of getting a ticket for running a red light. It is thanks to your ongoing support of MoBikeFed that common-sense changes like this are taking p...