In San Francisco, CA there have been bicyclists that just roll over a stop signs rather than stop completely as the law mandates. This protest was in response to the threats by law enforcement officials that claimed they would crack down on the cyclists who failed to stop at stop signs according to the New York Times. In July, hundreds of these bicyclists protested throughout a zigzag of streets known as the Wiggle so their entreaties would be met. Specifically they would like to be able to roll through stop signs slowly and only have to come to a complete stop if necessary.

Many of the citizens of San Francisco are in agreement and have introduced a bill that would allow bicyclists to yield at stop signs. This bill has been backed up by the majority of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors; however, Mayor Edwin M. Lee claims he will veto the bill, stating, ”I’m not willing to trade away safety for convenience” (according to the New York Times). Should the supervisors succeed regardless of the veto, San Francisco would become the largest city in the United States to pass a stop-as-yield law, which has been legalized in certain counties in Colorado and Idaho. “People say, ‘You are so entitled.’ But if anyone is entitled it is the drivers who refuse to give up the privilege of having a parking spot. We have battle after battle, and nothing is ever solved,” said Morgan Fitzgibbons, an activist who organized the protest at the Wiggle, according to the New York Times.

Moreover; this month a bicyclist named Mark Heryer was killed while riding on Market Street, a very busy street, when he lost control and got run over by a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Bus. On that same day, another cyclist was hit only blocks away by a truck towing a horse trailer according to the New York Times. There are clearly flaws to both sides, so deciding on a rule that means cyclists don’t have to stop at stop signs may seem a little extreme to some. There are many busy streets in San Francisco with many cars and many bicycles, which means that a compromise between the two sides is going to be difficult.