General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6589
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1771
*01771*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6589
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1771
*01771*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE FINES FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 14-300 and 14-300d of the general statutes be amended to change the penalty for failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians from an infraction to a violation, with a corresponding increase in the amount of the fine.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase pedestrian safety by increasing the penalty for drivers who fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians.