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The American Motorcyclist Association Posted April 19, 2006 |
Idaho motorcycle activists win passage of traffic signal lawBeginning July 1, Idaho motorcyclists will be able to proceed through intersections when traffic signals do not recognize the presence of a motorcycle. Idaho motorcyclists, led by Tim Herzog and the other members of ABATE of North Idaho, won near unanimous support for the bill in the Idaho legislature and it was signed into law by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. Kempthorne, an enthusiastic motorcyclist himself, was recently nominated by President Bush to be Interior Secretary. The law addresses the problem of traffic light sensors that are not properly calibrated to detect motorcycles, leaving a rider waiting endlessly for a green light. The law allows riders to proceed through the intersection with caution when that happens. Similar laws have also been passed in Minnesota, Tennessee and Arkansas. © 2006, American Motorcyclist Association |
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