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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2203 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Barry R. Finegold, (BY REQUEST) |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act allowing, in specific situations, motorcyclists' use of a breakdown or access lane or |
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| 13 | 13 | | splitting travel lanes. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul W. Cote 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2203 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Finegold (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2238) of Paul W. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Cote for legislation to allow in specific situations, motorcyclists use of a breakdown or access |
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| 21 | 21 | | lane, or splitting travel lanes. Transportation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2315 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act allowing, in specific situations, motorcyclists' use of a breakdown or access lane or |
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| 30 | 30 | | splitting travel lanes. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 4A of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3paragraph:- |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 When two or more designed lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5of ten (10) miles per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may use and travel in the right |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6breakdown lane or left access lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five (25) |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7miles per hour, and shall yield to disabled or emergency vehicles already occupying such lanes. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 SECTION 2. Section 4B of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:- 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 When two or more designed lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11of ten (10) miles per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may use and travel in the right |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12breakdown lane or left access lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five (25) |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13miles per hour, and shall yield to disabled and/or emergency vehicles already occupying such |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14lanes. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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