H.B.
91
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS FOR BICYCLES
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 4 February 23, 2010 11:09 AM
Representative Todd E. Kiser proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Line 18
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18 cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping;
. provides that a person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may:
. overtake and pass stopped vehicles and proceed to the intersection by riding as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway or in the shoulder area; and
. after yielding and complying with any traffic-control device or peace officer regulating traffic, proceed through the intersection;
2. Page 1a, Lines 23l through 26
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23l a vehicle is not a defense to a violation of certain traffic laws
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24 . provides that after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if
25 required, a person operating a bicycle approaching a steady red traffic-control signal
26 may cautiously make a right-hand turn without stopping
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. provides that a person operating a bicycle approaching a steady red traffic-control signal may:
. overtake and pass stopped vehicles and proceed to the intersection by riding as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway or in the shoulder area; and
. after yielding and complying with any traffic-control device or peace officer regulating traffic, proceed through the intersection;
3. Page 3, Lines 66 through 73
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66 (5) (a)
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A person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and, if
67 required for safety, stop before entering the intersection.
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After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping as required by Subsection (5)(a),
69 the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on
70 another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is
71 moving across or within the intersection or junction of highways, except that a person after
72 slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if required, may cautiously make a
73 turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
(b) (i) Notwithstanding Section 41-6a-705, a person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign
may overtake and pass stopped vehicles and proceed to the intersection by riding:
(A) as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway; or
(B) in the shoulder area.
(ii) After yielding and complying with any traffic-control device or peace officer regulating traffic, the person operating the bicycle may proceed through the intersection.
4. Page 3a, Line 83
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83 a right-hand turn without stopping.
(d) (i) Notwithstanding Section 41-6a-705, a person operating a bicycle approaching a steady
red traffic-control signal may overtake and pass stopped vehicles and proceed to the intersection by
riding:
(A) as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway; or
(B) in the shoulder area.
(ii) After yielding and complying with any traffic-control device or peace officer regulating traffic, the person operating the bicycle may proceed through the intersection.
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