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Idaho stop

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.

Noun

Idaho stop (plural Idaho stops)

  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.

Forms of Idaho stop

pluralIdaho stops

Origin of Idaho stop

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

Questions about Idaho stop

What does Idaho stop mean?
Idaho stop means 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.
What part of speech is Idaho stop?
Idaho stop is a noun.
What is the plural of Idaho stop?
The plural of Idaho stop is Idaho stops.

Words near Idaho stop in the dictionary

  1. Idaho City
  2. Idaho County
  3. Idaho Falls
  4. Idaho fescue
  5. Idaho Springs
  6. Idaho stop
  7. Idaho stops
  8. Idahoan
  9. Idahoans
  10. Idahonian
  11. Idahonians

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