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OH SB192
Bill
Status
6/30/2015
Primary Sponsor
Troy Balderson
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AI Summary
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Establishes a minimum safe passing distance of three feet when a motor vehicle overtakes and passes a bicycle.
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Expands the protocol for drivers approaching intersections with malfunctioning traffic signals to include situations where signals fail to clearly indicate right-of-way assignment or vehicle detectors fail to detect vehicles.
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Requires drivers at malfunctioning traffic light intersections to stop at a marked stop line (or crosswalk or intersection if no line exists), yield right-of-way to other vehicles that pose an immediate hazard, and exercise ordinary care while proceeding through.
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Maintains existing penalty structure: first violation is a minor misdemeanor; violation within one year of one prior traffic offense is a fourth degree misdemeanor; violation within one year of two or more prior traffic offenses is a third degree misdemeanor.
Legislative Description
Revises rules of the road
Transportation
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Transportation, Commerce and Labor
9/17/2015