Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.

HB 4868 allows bicyclists in Texas to treat stop signs and certain traffic signals (steady red or flashing red) as yield signs instead of stop signs. Specifically, it amends the Transportation Code to exempt cyclists from stop sign requirements (Sec. 551.108) and red/flash red signals (Sec. 551.109), requiring them to follow yield sign rules at these locations. The law directly affects cyclists approaching intersections with these devices and takes effect September 1, 2025. It changes the traffic rule for bicycles without altering the underlying safety obligations at intersections.