Idaho stop

noun

The situation, legal in certain jurisdictions, where a cyclist treats a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.

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Meanings

nounIdaho stop (plural Idaho stops)

plural Idaho stops

  1. cyclingThe situation, legal in certain jurisdictions, where a cyclist treats a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.

Origin

In reference to the US state of Idaho, where this law originated in 1982.

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APA

Idaho stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaho%20stop

MLA

“Idaho stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaho%20stop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Idaho stop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaho%20stop.

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