# Idaho stop

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/idaho-stop