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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1011 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3620 |
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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 | | Michelle L. Badger, (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 relative to certain motorcycle travel. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kevin Griffin5 Pond Road1/14/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1011 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3620 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Badger of Plymouth (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3620) of Kevin Griffin for legislation to authorize motorcyclists to travel in the breakdown lanes |
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| 20 | 20 | | during periods of heavy traffic. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 4A of Chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:- When |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3two or more designated lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds of ten miles |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may travel in the right breakdown lane or left access |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five miles per hour, and shall yield to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6disabled or emergency vehicles already occupying such lanes. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 2. Section 4B of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8inserting at the end thereof the following words:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 When two or more designated lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10of ten miles per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may travel in the right breakdown lane |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11or left access lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five miles per hour, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12shall yield to disabled or emergency vehicles already occupying such lanes. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect ninety days from passage and shall sunset |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14Eighteen Months from that time. |
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