Bicycles: yielding: pilot program.

Existing law, subject to exceptions, provides that a person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the laws applicable to the driver of a vehicle. This bill would authorize a city, by resolution, to implement a 5-year pilot program, commencing January 1, 2020, to allow a person who is operating a bicycle and approaching a stop sign, after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way, to cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping, unless safety considerations require otherwise. The bill would authorize implementation of the pilot program in at least 3 cities that elect to participate, as specified. The bill would require a participating city to annually submit specified data to the CHP relating to the implementation of the program, and would require the CHP to report that data to the Legislature. The bill would require each participating city to create education and outreach materials to appropriately inform the public about the pilot program. The bill also would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law.