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IN SB0036
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Philip Boots
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code to require vehicle drivers overtaking a bicycle to maintain at least three feet of clearance between the vehicle and bicycle.
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Prohibits drivers from returning to the original lane until the vehicle is safely clear of the bicycle.
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Allows vehicles to pass bicycles in no-passing zones when safe to do so, provided the three-foot clearance requirement is met.
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Redefines "bicycle" to mean any vehicle propelled solely by human-powered foot crank or hand crank, operated by one or more individuals, and having two or more wheels.
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Effective July 1, 2015; violations constitute a Class C infraction.
Legislative Description
Vehicle clearance when overtaking a bicycle. Provides that it is a Class C infraction for a person driving a vehicle overtaking a bicycle to not allow at least three feet of clearance between the vehicle and the bicycle and not return to the original lane until the vehicle is safely clear of the bicycle.
Last Action
Senator Bassler added as third author
1/26/2015