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AL SB307
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Allen
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 32-5A-260 to allow exceptions to the requirement that bicycle operators follow all vehicle traffic laws
- Bicycle operators at intersections with three or more lanes must come to a complete stop at stop signs
- Bicycle operators at intersections where a vehicle is already stopped must come to a complete stop at stop signs
- Bicycle operators at intersections with two or fewer lanes may treat stop signs as yield signs, reducing speed and stopping only if required for safety, while yielding right-of-way to vehicles
- Bicycle operators must always yield to vehicles already in the intersection and follow standard right-of-way rules when entering from different roadways simultaneously
- Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval
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 Governmental Affairs
3/12/2020
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs3/12/2020
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