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AL SB273
Bill
Status
4/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Allen
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AI Summary
SB273 Summary
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Amends Section 32-5A-260 to allow exceptions to bicycle stop sign requirements under certain conditions specified in new Section 32-5A-267.
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Requires bicycle operators to come to a complete stop at intersections with roadways having three or more lanes for moving traffic.
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Requires bicycle operators to come to a complete stop when a vehicle is already stopped at the same stop sign.
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Allows bicycle operators to treat stop signs as yield signs at intersections with roadways having two or fewer lanes, requiring only speed reduction and yielding to vehicles already in the intersection.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Bicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am'd.
Bicycles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy
4/11/2019