Proposed Changes to the rules of the road for Cyclists
David Wieser rides his bike to work everyday.
He says he'd rather dodge traffic than take side streets because there's just too many stop signs along the way.
"If we were allowed to treat it as a yield sign, i'd be more inclined to use the side streets," says Wieser.
The city has now asked police to study other jurisdiction, like the american state of Idaho, where cyclists are allowed to slow down and yield at stop signs, but not come to a complete stop.
"It's been suggested that maybe there's room for a second set of rules for cyclists,"says Gord Steeves, councillor for St. Vital.
The suggestions come after some cyclists were ticketed for rolling through stop signs this summer. A police initiative that Steeves says came under unfair criticism.
Wieser is with Bike To The Future, a commuter-cycling lobby group.
He says the so-called "Idaho stop law" could work in Winnipeg, if it's enforced.
"It's going to allow cyclists to find alternative routes and avoid the main arterial routes."
For now, the rules remain the same.
In 60 days the police service will report their findings on the Idaho stop law, and present them to city hall.