Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07203 Compare Versions

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7	6		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7203
8	7		January Session, 2019
9	8		LCO No. 4603
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12	11		Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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20	20		AN ACT CONCERNING PE DESTRIAN SAFETY AT CROSSWALKS .
21	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22		Assembly convened:
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24	24		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 14-300 of the general statutes is 1
25	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
26	26		October 1, 2019): 3
27	27		(c) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-300c, at any 4
28	28		crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any 5
29	29		unmarked crosswalk, provided such crosswalks are not controlled by 6
30	30		police officers or traffic control signals, each operator of a vehicle shall 7
31	31		grant the right-of-way, and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to so 8
32	32		grant the right-of-way, to any pedestrian crossing the roadway within 9
33	33		such crosswalk. [, provided such pedestrian steps off the curb or into 10
34	34		the crosswalk at the entrance to a crosswalk or is within that half of the 11
35	35		roadway upon which such operator of a vehicle is traveling, or such 12
36	36		pedestrian steps off the curb or into the crosswalk at the entrance to a 13
37	37		crosswalk or is crossing the roadway within such crosswalk from that 14
38	38		half of the roadway upon which such operator is not traveling.] For the 15
39	39		purposes of this subsection, a pedestrian is "crossing the roadway 16 Raised Bill No. 7203
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46	45		within such crosswalk" when the pedestrian (1) is within any portion 17
47	46		of the crosswalk, (2) steps to the curb at the entrance to the crosswalk 18
48	47		and indicates his or her intent to cross the roadway by raising his or 19
49	48		her hand and arm toward oncoming traffic, or (3) indicates his or her 20
50	49		intent to cross the roadway by moving any part of his or her body or 21
51		-	an extension thereof, including, but not limited to, a wheelchair, cane, 22
	50	+	an extension thereof including, but not limited to, a wheelchair, cane, 22
52	51		walking stick, crutch, bicycle, electric bicycle, stroller, carriage, cart or 23
53	52		leashed or harnessed dog, into the crosswalk at the entrance to the 24
54	53		crosswalk. No operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall 25
55	54		overtake and pass any vehicle, the operator of which has stopped at 26
56	55		any crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or 27
57	56		any unmarked crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway. 28
58	57		The operator of any vehicle crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-29
59	58		way to each pedestrian and all other traffic upon such sidewalk. 30
60	59		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
61	60		sections:
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63	62		Section 1 October 1, 2019 14-300(c)
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65		-	TRA Joint Favorable
	64	+	Statement of Purpose:
	65	+	To promote the safety of pedestrians by requiring motorists to grant
	66	+	the right-of-way to pedestrians who affirmatively indicate their
	67	+	intention to cross the road in a crosswalk.
	68	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	69	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	70	+	not underlined.]
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