HB 2661 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-735 regarding motor vehicle overtaking of bicycles.

• Requires motor vehicle drivers to maintain a minimum safe distance of 3 feet when passing bicycles traveling in the same direction.

• Imposes civil penalties for violations resulting in collisions: up to $500 for collisions causing serious physical injury, and up to $1,000 for collisions causing death.

• Exempts the civil penalty provisions if a bicyclist is injured while riding in a vehicular traffic lane when a designated bicycle lane or path is present and passable.