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Relating to bicyclists’ right-of-way at certain crosswalks, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Drivers must now yield the right-of-way to people on bicycles when they are crossing the road in a marked or unmarked crosswalk. If a driver breaks this rule, they could face fines or have their driver's license suspended. These penalties can become more serious if the violation causes a person to be injured or killed.1
Read the official explanation
234).281). This bill requires the driver of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to a person riding a bicycle crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, in the same manner required when yielding to pedestrians where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation. A driver of a vehicle convicted of a violation under the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a $135 scheduled fine. By operation of law, if the violation causes a serious injury, a court could impose an additional fine of $500 or suspend the person’s driver’s license for not more than days, or both. 482A).
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- HF 214 Relating to bicyclists’ right-of-way at certain crosswalks, and making penalties applicabl…90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 586Very similar
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