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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should cyclists be allowed to yield at stop signs?

Jefferson City's ruling body is in a battle over bicycle traffic laws.

Cyclists there successfully lobbied the city council to approve a version of the "Idaho Law," which allows people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs -- if no other traffic is approaching, there's no need to stop. Supporters say it makes more sense than requiring a cyclist to stop, killing momentum on a machine that doesn't take off as quickly as an automobile.

The bill is back before a committee after a mayoral veto.

Do you think cyclists should legally be allowed to yield at stop signs? Let us know by voting in the poll.

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