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MS HB246

Bill

Status

Failed

2/28/2017

Primary Sponsor

Brad Touchstone

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 63-3-505 to require drivers to travel at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching intersections, curves, hill crests, narrow or winding roadways, or areas with pedestrian or traffic hazards.

  • Maintains existing requirement that no person drive at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under current conditions and existing hazards.

  • Requires trucks, truck-trailer combinations, and passenger buses to reduce speed to 45 miles per hour during inclement weather with poor visibility.

  • Effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Motor vehicle; require to travel at a safe and appropriate rate of speed when approaching certain features on the roadway.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Highways and Transportation2/20/2017
Transportation1/3/2017

Full Bill Text

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