SF 373: Relating to bicycles being overtaken and passed by certain farm vehicles, and providing penalties

What it does

234 provides that a person riding a bicycle on the highway is subject to the provisions of Code chapter 321 and has all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle.299 requires the driver of an overtaken vehicle to give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle and prohibits the driver from increasing the speed of the overtaken vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle, except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted. This bill specifies that a person riding a bicycle on the highway, when being overtaken and passed by a farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry, must give way to the right in favor of the overtaking farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry and is prohibited from increasing the speed of the bicycle until completely passed by the overtaking farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry.

Senate subcommittee · named February 26, 2019

• Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. J. Smith
• Sen. Zach Whiting (R)

In plain words

1. February 25, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. February 26, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, J. Smith and Whiting