Bill Text: CT HB05291 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing "red Zones" On Connecticut's Highways.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-21 - Public Hearing 02/28 [HB05291 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05291-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5291
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 1383
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT ESTABLISHING "RED ZONES" ON CONNECTICUT'S HIGHWAYS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) As used in this section, "red zone" means an area on any state highway, designated by red painted lanes, where two lanes of traffic merge into one lane of traffic.

(b) On or before January 1, 2015, the Department of Transportation shall establish red zones on all state highways.

(c) On and after January 1, 2015, except in an emergency, (1) the operator of any vehicle in a red zone shall promptly merge out of the red zone at the earliest time such merge is safe, and (2) no operator of a motor vehicle shall enter a red zone for the purpose of bypassing other motor vehicles.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (c) of this section shall have committed an infraction.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2014	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To improve safety on Connecticut's highways.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]