A proposal to require Iowa bicycle riders to have a rear-facing bicycle light between sunset and sunrise has stalled in the Iowa Senate after a bicycle advocacy group declined to endorse the measure and legislators had their own questions.

Senate File 18, sponsored by Sen. David Johnson, I-Ocheyedan, failed to advance Wednesday before a three-member Senate subcommittee. The proposal stemmed from an incident in the past in northwest Iowa's Lyon County, which is inside Johnson's legislative district. A man was riding a motorcycle at night and came upon three bicyclists in the same lane on a county road ahead of him who were not using rear lights. A crash resulted, which led to the motorcyclist and two bicycle riders being injured.

Read the full article on the Des Moines Register website.