Under current Anchorage law, motorists crossing a sidewalk, crosswalk, or MUP must first make sure that it is clear of peds and cyclists (which they rarely do, but whatevs). The APD wants to change it so that cyclists must stop at every sidewalk, crosswalk, or MUP/road intersection and make sure that cars aren't coming through before proceeding.

I avoid the sidewalks whenever I can, and ride ultra-defensively when I am on them, so it actually won't change how I ride. What it does do is make legal one of the more dangerous and thoughtless behaviors engaged in by the average motorist. The police complained that they had a hard time establishing who was at fault in car/bicycle collisions, so they want to make it very clear that the cyclist is always at fault.

So the ROW will go: ped, car, bike if this is approved. And if it does, I guess I'll just go back to riding in the road 100% of the time.