MD HB1184 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the driver of a vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian; requiring the driver of a vehicle to maintain a passing distance of not less than 3 feet when overtaking pedestrians, unless a passing clearance of less than 3 feet is caused solely by the pedestrian, or unless the highway on which the vehicle is being driven is not wide enough to lawfully pass a pedestrian at a distance of at least 3 feet; prohibiting a person from throwing any object at or in the direction of any pedestrian; etc.
Title
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Safety
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-03-09 | House | Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
2020-02-10 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
2020-02-07 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Subjects
Boundaries
Highways
Injury
Motor Vehicle Operation
Motor Vehicles
Pedestrians
Safety
Transportation - Generally
Highways
Injury
Motor Vehicle Operation
Motor Vehicles
Pedestrians
Safety
Transportation - Generally
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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Transportation | 11 | 145 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Transportation | 21 | 1209 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |