5/5/2014
REMINDER: Learn about bicycle, pedestrian and traffic safety issues Tuesday at ITD in Boise
BOISE -- May is Bicycle Safety Month, and to help explain bicycle and pedestrian traffic laws along with other safety issues related to bicyclists and pedestrians, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and local bicycle- and pedestrian-safety advocates will host an open house from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, May 6) at ITD Headquarters, 3311, W. State St.
Confusion about traffic laws regarding bicyclists and motorists may lead to serious injury and death. ITD statistics show that one Idaho bicyclist was injured or killed every 27 hours during 2013, which is almost one per day.
Most Idaho bicyclists know that the Gem State has a unique law that allows them to proceed through red lights, unlike motorists who must wait for a green light before proceeding. Bicycle enthusiasts in other states envy this law, where it is sometime referred to as the “Idaho Stop Law.”
To help explain Idaho’s bicycle laws, Peter Flucke, who is a national expert on bicycle and pedestrian laws, will attend Tuesday’s open house to answer questions in an exchange of ideas and concerns from the public about bicycle and pedestrian safety in the Treasure Valley.
For more information about the open house contact Josephine O’Conner at (208) 334-8112 or Jo.OConnor@itd.idaho.gov.