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AL HB391
Bill
Status
4/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Victor Gaston
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 32-5A-244 of the Alabama Code to modify motorcycle handlebar height requirements.
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Changes the handlebar height restriction from a fixed 15-inch maximum above the operator's seat to a variable standard based on the operator's shoulder height.
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Establishes that handlebars or handgrips cannot be higher than the top of the shoulders of the person operating the motorcycle while properly seated.
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Maintains the existing requirement that motorcycles carrying passengers must be equipped with footrests.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Motorcycles, handlebars and handgrips, height requirements further provided for, Sec. 32-5A-244 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
4/2/2015