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OH SB192

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/30/2015

Primary Sponsor

Troy Balderson

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Origin

Senate

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a minimum safe passing distance of three feet when a motor vehicle overtakes and passes a bicycle.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Commerce and Labor9/17/2015

Full Bill Text

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