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2003 SESSION

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HB 2628 Pedestrians.

Introduced by: L. Karen Darner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Pedestrians. Requires, at certain locations, that the driver of any vehicle on a highway yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing the half of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling by stopping and remaining stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the half of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling. In addition, the driver must also yield the right-of-way when any pedestrian, approaching the half of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling from the opposite half of the highway, would be in such close proximity to that traveling vehicle as to be in danger, and such vehicle shall stop and remain stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the half of the highway upon which the vehicle is traveling. The bill also allows localities by ordinance to require that the driver of any vehicle stop to permit the safe and expeditious passage of any pedestrian crossing such highway at a clearly marked or unmarked crosswalk when the driver is approaching on a highway or street where the legal maximum speed does not exceed 35 miles per hour.


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