Bill Text: CT SB00103 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Bicyclists To Ride Single File On A Public Road.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-08 - Public Hearing 02/13 [SB00103 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00103-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 103
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 531
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING BICYCLISTS TO RIDE SINGLE FILE ON A PUBLIC ROAD.

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

That section 14-286b of the general statutes be amended to require persons riding bicycles on a roadway to ride single file, rather than two abreast as currently allowed, in order to permit motorists to safely pass and yield three feet to the bicyclists as required by law.

Statement of Purpose:

To require persons riding bicycles on a roadway to ride single file, rather than two abreast as currently allowed, in order to permit motorists to safely pass and yield three feet to the bicyclists as required by law.