General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5185
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 699
*00699*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5185
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 699
*00699*
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 the penalty for drivers who fail to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.