Amendment H-1180 to HF 422
Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious injury or death committed by a person operating a motor vehicle
Never voted on
Filed April 3, 2023 in the House by
What it changes
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
- Section 321.397, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 321.397 Lamps on bicycles. Every At the times specified in section 321.384 and when operated on a roadway with a speed limit of forty-five miles per hour or greater, every bicycle shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light , at the times specified in section 321.384 , visible from a distance of at least three hundred feet to the front and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of at least three hundred feet to the rear ; except that a red reflector may be used in lieu of a rear light . A peace officer riding a police bicycle is not required to use either front or rear lamps if duty so requires.”
- Title page, line 1, before “additional” by inserting “the operation of bicycles, including by providing”
- Title page, line 3, after “vehicle” by inserting “and requiring lighted lamps on bicycles operated under certain conditions, and making penalties applicable”
- By renumbering as necessary.