SB 66 Summary

• Defines "vulnerable user of a public roadway" to include pedestrians, bicycle/scooter/moped operators, animal riders, and operators of farm equipment, mobility devices, or wheelchairs lawfully on roadways.

• Requires motor vehicle operators to maintain a minimum safe distance of 3 feet when passing bicycles and other vulnerable users, and permits bicycles in bicycle lanes to pass vehicles on the right.

• Allows groups of four or more bicycles to proceed through stop signs together after coming to a complete stop, with motor vehicle operators required to yield until the entire group passes.

• Establishes enhanced penalties up to $2,500 for traffic infractions (improper passing, turning, careless driving) that contribute to bodily injury of vulnerable users, with mandatory hearings required for such violations.

• Requires law enforcement to note on citations when violations contribute to bodily injury of vulnerable road users, and mandates driver improvement courses addressing vulnerable user rights as part of license reinstatement requirements.