General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5390
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 344
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5390
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 344
*00344*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT A CROSSWALK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (c) of section 14-300 of the general statutes be amended to require motor vehicle operators to grant the right-of-way to pedestrians who step to the curb rather than require pedestrians to step off of the curb.
Statement of Purpose:
To promote the safety of pedestrians by requiring motor vehicle operators to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians who step to the curb at a crosswalk.