Bill Text: MI HB4996 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traffic control; traffic regulation; alternative method for signaling a turn; allow when operating a bicycle. Amends sec. 648 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.648).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-21 - Printed Bill Filed 09/21/2011 [HB4996 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB4996-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4996

 

September 20, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Meadows and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 648 (MCL 257.648).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 648. (1) The driver operator of a vehicle or bicycle upon

 

a highway, before stopping or turning from a direct line, shall

 

first see determine that the stopping or turning can be made in

 

safety and shall give a signal as required in this section.

 

     (2) A Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a signal

 

required in under this section shall be given either by means of

 

the hand and arm in the manner specified in this section, or by a

 

mechanical or electrical signal device which that conveys an

 

intelligible signal or warning to other highway traffic. , except

 

as otherwise provided in subsection (3).

 

     (3) When a signal is given by means of the hand and arm, the

 

driver operator shall indicate his or her intention to stop or turn

 

by extending his hand and arm from and beyond the left side of the

 

vehicle and signal as follows:

 

     (a) Left For a left turn, ..... the operator shall extend his

 

or her left hand and arm extended horizontally.

 

     (b) Right For a right turn, ..... the operator shall extend

 

his or her left hand and arm extended upward or, if the person is

 

operating a bicycle, either shall extend his or her left arm upward

 

or shall extend his or her right arm horizontally.

 

     (c) Stop To stop or decrease speed, ..... the operator shall

 

extend his or her left hand and arm extended downward.

 

     (4) (3) A commercial motor vehicle, other than those a

 

commercial motor vehicle in transit from a manufacturer to a

 

dealer, in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required

 

signal shall be given by, a signal lamp or mechanical signal device

 

when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post

 

to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of the

 

commercial motor vehicle exceeds 24 inches, or when the distance

 

from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit

 

of the body or load of the commercial vehicle exceeds 14 feet. The

 

measurement from steering post to rear limit shall apply applies to

 

a single vehicle or combination of vehicles.

 

     (5) (4) A person who violates this section is responsible for

 

a civil infraction.