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MOBILE CARRIER AMENDMENTS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow

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Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill defines a mobile carrier and enacts provisions related to the operation of a
10     mobile carrier.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines "mobile carrier";
14          ▸     allows an individual to operate a mobile carrier on a sidewalk or crosswalk;
15          ▸     requires an individual to operate a mobile carrier in a safe manner, and to yield to
16     pedestrians; and
17          ▸     makes technical changes.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     AMENDS:
24          41-6a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 166 and 205
25          41-6a-1119, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 205
26     ENACTS:
27          41-6a-1120, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

30          Section 1. Section 41-6a-102 is amended to read:
31          41-6a-102. Definitions.
32          As used in this chapter:
33          (1) "Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of
34     lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
35          (2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
36     41-22-2.
37          (3) "Authorized emergency vehicle" includes:
38          (a) fire department vehicles;
39          (b) police vehicles;
40          (c) ambulances; and
41          (d) other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the
42     Department of Public Safety.
43          (4) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102.
44          (5) (a) "Bicycle" means a wheeled vehicle:
45          (i) propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
46          (ii) with a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
47          (iii) designed to be operated on the ground; and
48          (iv) whose wheels are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
49          (b) "Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
50          (c) "Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
51          (6) (a) "Bus" means a motor vehicle:
52          (i) designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of
53     persons; or
54          (ii) designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
55          (b) "Bus" does not include a taxicab.
56          (7) (a) "Circular intersection" means an intersection that has an island, generally
57     circular in design, located in the center of the intersection where traffic passes to the right of

58     the island.
59          (b) "Circular intersection" includes:
60          (i) roundabouts;
61          (ii) rotaries; and
62          (iii) traffic circles.
63          (8) "Class 1 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
64     Subsection (17)(d)(i).
65          (9) "Class 2 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
66     Subsection (17)(d)(ii).
67          (10) "Class 3 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
68     Subsection (17)(d)(iii).
69          (11) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
70          (12) "Controlled-access highway" means a highway, street, or roadway:
71          (a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
72          (b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no
73     legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having
74     jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.
75          (13) "Crosswalk" means:
76          (a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the
77     lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
78          (i) (A) the curbs; or
79          (B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
80          (ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway
81     included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the
82     centerline; or
83          (b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
84     pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
85          (14) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

86          (15) "Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which:
87          (a) visual contact is maintained; and
88          (b) advice and assistance can be given and received.
89          (16) "Divided highway" means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
90          (a) an unpaved intervening space;
91          (b) a physical barrier; or
92          (c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
93          (17) "Electric assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
94          (a) has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
95          (b) has fully operable pedals on permanently affixed cranks;
96          (c) is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
97          (d) is one of the following:
98          (i) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
99          (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
100          (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per
101     hour;
102          (ii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
103          (A) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
104          (B) is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20
105     miles per hour; or
106          (iii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
107          (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
108          (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per
109     hour; and
110          (C) is equipped with a speedometer.
111          (18) (a) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing device
112     with:
113          (i) two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;

114          (ii) a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating
115     conditions;
116          (iii) an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750 watts;
117          (iv) a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12.5 miles per hour; and
118          (v) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device.
119          (b) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include a wheelchair.
120          (19) "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture commonly
121     used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any oxidizing and
122     combustive units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities, or packing so that an ignition
123     by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the compound or mixture
124     may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases, and the resultant gaseous pressures are
125     capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of causing death or serious
126     bodily injury.
127          (20) "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
128     implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
129          (21) "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flashpoint of 100 degrees F. or less,
130     as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
131          (22) "Freeway" means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate system
132     as defined in Section 72-1-102.
133          (23) "Gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines that is between a
134     continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the continuing lane
135     including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
136          (24) "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the weight of
137     any load on the vehicle.
138          (25) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of
139     any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular
140     travel.
141          (26) "Highway authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102.

142          (27) (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection
143     of the lateral curblines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or
144     more highways which join one another.
145          (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart:
146          (i) every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting highway
147     is a separate intersection; and
148          (ii) if the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then
149     every crossing of two roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
150          (c) "Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
151          (28) "Island" means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control of
152     vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
153          (a) pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow
154     lines surrounding the perimeter of the area;
155          (b) channelizing devices;
156          (c) curbs;
157          (d) pavement edges; or
158          (e) other devices.
159          (29) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is as defined in Section
160     53-1-102.
161          (30) "Limited access highway" means a highway:
162          (a) that is designated specifically for through traffic; and
163          (b) over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other
164     persons have any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of access, light,
165     air, or view.
166          (31) "Local highway authority" means the legislative, executive, or governing body of
167     a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to
168     traffic under the constitution and laws of the state.
169          (32) (a) "Low-speed vehicle" means a four wheeled electric motor vehicle that:

170          (i) is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
171          (ii) has a capacity of not more than four passengers, including the driver.
172          (b) "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golfcart or an off-highway vehicle.
173          (33) "Metal tire" means a tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is
174     wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
175          (34) (a) "Mini-motorcycle" means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that has a seat or
176     saddle that is less than 24 inches from the ground as measured on a level surface with properly
177     inflated tires.
178          (b) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a moped or a motor assisted scooter.
179          (c) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a motorcycle that is:
180          (i) designed for off-highway use; and
181          (ii) registered as an off-highway vehicle under Section 41-22-3.
182          (35) "Mobile home" means:
183          (a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:
184          (i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping
185     place either permanently or temporarily; and
186          (ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
187          (b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and
188     constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection (35)(a), but that is instead used
189     permanently or temporarily for:
190          (i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
191          (ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the
192     transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
193          (36) (a) "Moped" means a motor-driven cycle having:
194          (i) pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
195          (ii) a motor that:
196          (A) produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
197          (B) is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour on

198     level ground.
199          (b) If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic
200     centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or
201     automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
202          (c) "Moped" includes a motor assisted scooter.
203          (d) "Moped" does not include an electric assisted bicycle.
204          (37) (a) "Motor assisted scooter" means a self-propelled device with:
205          (i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground;
206          (ii) a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
207          (iii) a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters;
208          (iv) either:
209          (A) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device; or
210          (B) a deck and seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while operating the
211     device; and
212          (v) a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone.
213          (b) "Motor assisted scooter" does not include an electric assisted bicycle.
214          (38) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle which
215     is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon
216     rails.
217          (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include vehicles moved solely by human power,
218     motorized wheelchairs, an electric personal assistive mobility device, an electric assisted
219     bicycle, [or] a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 41-6a-1119, or a mobile carrier,
220     as defined in Section 41-6a-1120.
221          (39) "Motorcycle" means:
222          (a) a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider
223     and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
224          (b) an autocycle.
225          (40) (a) "Motor-driven cycle" means every motorcycle, motor scooter, moped, motor

226     assisted scooter, and every motorized bicycle having:
227          (i) an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
228          (ii) a motor that produces not more than five horsepower.
229          (b) "Motor-driven cycle" does not include:
230          (i) an electric personal assistive mobility device; or
231          (ii) an electric assisted bicycle.
232          (41) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined
233     under Section 41-22-2.
234          (42) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined under Section
235     41-22-2.
236          (43) "Operator" means a person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
237          (44) (a) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is
238     occupied or not.
239          (b) "Park" or "parking" does not include the standing of a vehicle temporarily for the
240     purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
241          (45) "Peace officer" means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace
242     Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic
243     laws.
244          (46) "Pedestrian" means a person traveling:
245          (a) on foot; or
246          (b) in a wheelchair.
247          (47) "Pedestrian traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal used to regulate
248     pedestrians.
249          (48) "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or
250     corporation.
251          (49) "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power:
252          (a) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by
253     means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle; and

254          (b) that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including
255     poles, pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams
256     between the supporting connections.
257          (50) "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership and
258     used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the
259     owner, but not by other persons.
260          (51) "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary
261     rails.
262          (52) "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a
263     public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad
264     tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
265          (53) "Railroad train" means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy, coupled
266     with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails.
267          (54) "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful
268     manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances of
269     direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants
270     precedence to the other.
271          (55) (a) "Roadway" means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily
272     used for vehicular travel.
273          (b) "Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of
274     them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehicles.
275          (c) "Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if
276     a highway includes two or more separate roadways.
277          (56) "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the
278     exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate signs as to
279     be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
280          (57) (a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle that:
281          (i) complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition of

282     "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
283          (ii) is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities.
284          (b) "School bus" does not include a vehicle operated by a common carrier in
285     transportation of school children to or from school or school activities.
286          (58) (a) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power:
287          (i) designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle;
288     and
289          (ii) constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried
290     by another vehicle.
291          (b) "Semitrailer" does not include a pole trailer.
292          (59) "Shoulder area" means:
293          (a) that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement
294     edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices";
295     or
296          (b) that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped
297     vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support.
298          (60) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral
299     lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
300          (61) "Solid rubber tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not
301     depend on compressed air for the support of the load.
302          (62) "Stand" or "standing" means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether occupied
303     or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
304          (63) "Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement.
305          (64) "Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting even momentarily of a
306     vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when:
307          (a) necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or
308          (b) in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device.
309          (65) "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means an all-terrain type I

310     vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet the
311     requirements of Section 41-6a-1509 to operate on highways in the state in accordance with
312     Section 41-6a-1509.
313          (66) "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other
314     conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
315          (67) "Traffic signal preemption device" means an instrument or mechanism designed,
316     intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal.
317          (68) "Traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent
318     with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating,
319     warning, or guiding traffic.
320          (69) "Traffic-control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, or
321     mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
322          (70) (a) "Trailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for carrying
323     persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of
324     its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
325          (b) "Trailer" does not include a pole trailer.
326          (71) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the
327     transportation of property.
328          (72) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle:
329          (a) designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
330          (b) constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck
331     tractor.
332          (73) "Two-way left turn lane" means a lane:
333          (a) provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
334          (b) that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
335          (c) that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane
336     markings.
337          (74) "Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street, in

338     which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at intervals of
339     less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
340          (75) "Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be
341     transported or drawn on a highway, except [devices] a mobile carrier, as defined in Section
342     41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
343          Section 2. Section 41-6a-1119 is amended to read:
344          41-6a-1119. Personal delivery device.
345          (1) As used in this section:
346          (a) "Eligible entity" means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole
347     proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business.
348          (b) "Hazardous material" means any substance defined, regulated, or listed as a
349     hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant,
350     or toxic substance, or identified as hazardous to human health or the environment, under state
351     or federal law or regulation.
352          (c) (i) "Personal delivery device" means an electrically powered device to which all of
353     the following apply:
354          [(i)] (A) the device is intended primarily to transport property on a sidewalk or
355     crosswalk;
356          [(ii)] (B) the device weighs less than 150 pounds excluding any property being carried
357     in the device, except that a local highway authority may allow a device within the local
358     highway authority's jurisdiction to exceed this weight limit through a local permit or local
359     ordinance;
360          [(iii)] (C) the device has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
361          [(iv)] (D) the device is equipped with technology that enables the operation of the
362     device[:] with or without active control or monitoring by a person.
363          [(A) with active control or monitoring by a person;]
364          [(B) without active control or monitoring by a person; or]
365          [(C) both with or without active control or monitoring by a person.]

366          (ii) A mobile carrier as defined in Section 41-6a-1120 is not a personal delivery device.
367          (d) (i) "Personal delivery device operator" means an employee or agent of an eligible
368     entity who exercises active physical control over, or monitoring of, the navigation and
369     operation of a personal delivery device.
370          (ii) "Personal delivery device operator" does not include:
371          (A) with respect to a delivery or other service rendered by a personal delivery device,
372     the person who requests the delivery or service; or
373          (B) a person who only arranges for and dispatches a personal delivery device for a
374     delivery or other service.
375          (2) An eligible entity may operate a personal delivery device on a sidewalk or
376     crosswalk so long as all of the following requirements are met:
377          (a) the personal delivery device is operated in accordance with the local ordinances, if
378     any, established by the local highway authority governing where the personal delivery device is
379     operated;
380          (b) a personal delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring the
381     navigation and operation of the personal delivery device;
382          (c) the eligible entity maintains an insurance policy that includes general liability
383     coverage of not less than $100,000 for damages arising from the operation of the personal
384     delivery device by the eligible entity and any agent of the eligible entity; and
385          (d) the personal delivery device is equipped with all of the following:
386          (i) a marker that clearly identifies the name and contact information of the eligible
387     entity operating the personal delivery device and a unique identification number;
388          (ii) a braking system that enables the personal delivery device to come to a controlled
389     stop; and
390          (iii) if the personal delivery device is being operated between sunset and sunrise, a light
391     on both the front and rear of the personal delivery device that is visible on all sides of the
392     personal delivery device in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and
393     rear of the personal delivery device when directly in front of low beams of headlights on a

394     motor vehicle.
395          (3) A personal delivery device operator may not allow a personal delivery device to do
396     any of the following:
397          (a) fail to comply with traffic or pedestrian control devices and signals;
398          (b) unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or traffic;
399          (c) transport hazardous material; or
400          (d) operate on a street or highway, except when crossing the street or highway within a
401     crosswalk.
402          (4) A personal delivery device has the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian
403     under the same circumstances, except that a personal delivery device shall yield the
404     right-of-way to a pedestrian on a sidewalk or crosswalk.
405          (5) A person may not operate a personal delivery device unless the person complies
406     with this section.
407          (6) An eligible entity is responsible for both of the following:
408          (a) a violation of this section that is committed by a personal delivery device operator
409     operated for the benefit of the eligible entity; and
410          (b) any other circumstance, including a technological malfunction, in which a personal
411     delivery device operates in a manner prohibited by Subsection (3).
412          (7) A violation of this section is an infraction.
413          Section 3. Section 41-6a-1120 is enacted to read:
414          41-6a-1120. Mobile carrier device.
415          (1) "Mobile carrier" means an electrically powered device that:
416          (a) is operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk;
417          (b) is intended primarily for the transport of property while remaining within 25 feet of
418     the human operator;
419          (c) weighs less than 150 pounds, excluding cargo;
420          (d) has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour;
421          (e) is equipped with a technology to transport personal property with the active

422     monitoring of a personal property owner; and
423          (f) is primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the personal property owner.
424          (2) A mobile carrier is not a vehicle or personal delivery device as defined in Section
425     41-6a-1119.
426          (3) A mobile carrier may be operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk if all of the following
427     requirements are met:
428          (a) the mobile carrier is operated in accordance with the local ordinances, if any,
429     established by the local highway authority;
430          (b) the mobile carrier remains at all times within 25 feet of the human operator while
431     the mobile carrier is in motion;
432          (c) the mobile carrier is equipped with a braking system that enables the mobile carrier
433     to come to a controlled stop; and
434          (d) if the mobile carrier is being operated between sunset and sunrise, a light on both
435     the front and rear of the mobile carrier that is visible on all sides of the mobile carrier in clear
436     weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and rear of the mobile carrier when
437     directly in front of low beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.
438          (4) A personal property owner monitoring the mobile carrier may not allow a mobile
439     carrier to:
440          (a) fail to comply with a traffic or pedestrian control device or signal;
441          (b) unreasonably interfere with a pedestrian or traffic;
442          (c) transport hazardous material; or
443          (d) operate on a street or highway, except when crossing the street or highway within a
444     crosswalk.
445          (5) A mobile carrier has the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian under the
446     same circumstances, except that a mobile carrier shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on
447     a sidewalk or crosswalk.
448          (6) A personal property owner may not operate a mobile carrier unless the person
449     complies with this section.

450          (7) A violation of this section is an infraction.