Bicycles
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibited Acts at Intersections MC 10-19 [HB-614]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic in Montgomery County from entering certain intersections against certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless certain conditions are met; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Traffic Calming Devices [HB-560]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with appropriate county and municipal authorities, to compile certain best practices for siting, constructing, and maintaining traffic calming devices that address engineering and design and the costs and benefits of the devices; requiring the Administration to coordinate and act as a clearinghouse for best practices, to publish and update information about best practices, and to include estimated costs of construction related to traffic calming devices; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Crosswalks – Violation of Pedestrian Right–of–Way – Penalty [HB-517]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing the maximum fine for a certain motor vehicle violation related to the right-of-way for pedestrians in crosswalks from $500 to $1,000.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-398]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter traveling in the same direction if the vehicle is driven in accordance with certain provisions of law and the driver reasonably believes, based on certain conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation – Bikeways Network Program and Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan [HB-1281]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Codifying the Bikeways Network Program to provide grant support for bicycle network development activities; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish certain eligibility criteria; requiring the Governor to provide at least $3,800,000 each year from the Transportation Trust Fund for the Program; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to present a draft transit plan 45 days before finalization to include provisions for reliable transit services to enable certain residents to access certain job opportunities; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-112]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of any other rules of the road provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act may be fined up to $2,000 and must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-108]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a vehicle from entering certain intersections when facing certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless certain conditions are met; etc.
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Electric Foot Scooters. [SB-665]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Defines electric foot scooters and clarifies that laws relating to bicycles in general also apply to electric foot scooters. Requires an operator of an electric foot scooter to be at least fourteen years of age. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. [SB-1078]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, and Statewide Traffic Code by adding and defining low-speed electric bicycles and requiring that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle be at least 15 years of age. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. [HB-812]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Includes low-speed electric bicycles in the definition of bicycle. Prohibits anyone under the age of fifteen from operating a low-speed electric bicycle. Imposes registration fee. (HB812 CD1)
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Alabama Regular Session 2019
Bicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am'd. [SB-273]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Bicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am'd.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle. [HB-962]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operation of a gas-powered bicycle. [HB-2291]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Relating to the operation of a gas-powered bicycle.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operation of electric and nonelectric bicycles. [HB-2188]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Relating to the operation of electric and nonelectric bicycles.
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Utah 2019 General Session
Motor Assisted Transportation Amendments [SB-139]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Motor Assisted Transportation Amendments
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Utah 2019 General Session
Cyclist Traffic Amendments [HB-161]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Cyclist Traffic Amendments
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016 [SB-908]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing State transportation goals; establishing measures by which the Department of Transportation is required to score the extent to which major capital projects satisfy the goals; requiring the Department to evaluate, score, and rank specified projects for inclusion in the draft and final Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring, with a specified exception, that capital projects with higher scores be ranked ahead of capital projects with lower scores; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Passing Bicycles, Personal Mobility Devices, or Motor Scooters [SB-1123]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing an exception to a requirement that a driver overtake and pass a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a specified manner that applies when a highway lacks sufficient width; requiring a driver who passes a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in accordance with a specified provision of law to pass at a reasonable or prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions and does not endanger, impede, or interfere with the bicycle, EPAMD, motor scooter, or other traffic; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Use of Bike Lanes [HB-426]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing the requirement that a person operating a bicycle or motor scooter use a bike lane paved to a smooth surface under specified circumstances; and authorizing a person to operate a bicycle or motor scooter on a roadway, shoulder, or bike lane, regardless of whether there is a bike lane available.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Passing Bicycles, Personal Mobility Devices, or Motor Scooters [HB-214]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a driver of a motor vehicle that passes a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter at a distance of less than 3 feet in accordance with a specified provision of law to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions and does not endanger, impede, or interfere with the bicycle, EPAMD, motor scooter or other traffic; etc.