General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6721
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1763
*01763*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6721
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1763
*01763*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
AN ACT EXPANDING THE "MOVE OVER" LAW FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 14-283 of the general statutes be amended to require that upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle operated by volunteer firefighters or volunteer emergency medical personnel with flashing blue or green lights and an audible warning signal device, a motor vehicle operator shall drive to a position parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway until such emergency vehicle has passed.
Statement of Purpose:
To require motor vehicle operators to pull over to the edge of the roadway upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle with flashing lights operated by volunteer firefighters or emergency medical personnel.