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Utah House Bill HB0290 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~Enrolled Copy~~ H.B. 290
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3	3		Bicycle Lane Safety Amendments
4	4		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5		STATE OF UTAH
6	6		Chief Sponsor: Verona Mauga
7		-	Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
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11	10		LONG TITLE
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13	12		General Description:
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15	14		This bill addresses safety elements in a bicycle lane.
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17	16		Highlighted Provisions:
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19	18		This bill:
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21	20		▸ defines terms;
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23	22		▸ clarifies when motor vehicles may be in a bicycle lane; and
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25	24		▸ restricts obstructing a bicycle lane.
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27	26		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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29	28		None
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31	30		Other Special Clauses:
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33	32		None
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35	34		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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37	36		AMENDS:
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39	38		41-6a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 236
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41	40		41-6a-710, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 49
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43	42		41-6a-1401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
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45	44		72-7-105, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
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49	48		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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51	50		Section 1. Section 41-6a-102 is amended to read:
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53	52		41-6a-102 . Definitions.
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55	54		As used in this chapter:
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57	56		(1) "Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots
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59	58		or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
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61		-	(2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2. ~~H.B. 290 Enrolled Copy~~
	60	+	(2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2.
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63	62		(3) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2.
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65	64		(4) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2.
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67		-	(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" includes:
	66	+	(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" includes: H.B. 290 01-21 09:33
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69	68		(a) a fire department vehicle;
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71	70		(b) a police vehicle;
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73	72		(c) an ambulance; and
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75	74		(d) other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the
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77	76		Department of Public Safety.
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79	78		(6) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102.
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81	80		(7)(a) "Bicycle" means a wheeled vehicle:
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83	82		(i) propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
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85	84		(ii) with a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
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87	86		(iii) designed to be operated on the ground; and
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89	88		(iv) whose wheels are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
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91	90		(b) "Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
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93	92		(c) "Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
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95	94		(8)(a) "Bicycle lane" means a portion of a highway that has been designated by a
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97	96		highway authority through striping, signage, pavement markings, or barriers for the
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99	98		preferential or exclusive use of bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, and motor assisted
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101	100		scooter traffic.
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103	102		(b) "Bicycle lane" does not include shared lanes intended for both motor vehicle and
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105	104		bicycle travel.
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107	106		[(8)] (9)(a) "Bus" means a motor vehicle:
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109	108		(i) designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of
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111	110		persons; or
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113	112		(ii) designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
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115	114		(b) "Bus" does not include a taxicab.
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117	116		[(9)] (10)(a) "Circular intersection" means an intersection that has an island, generally
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119	118		circular in design, located in the center of the intersection where traffic passes to the
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121	120		right of the island.
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123	122		(b) "Circular intersection" includes:
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125	124		(i) roundabouts;
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127	126		(ii) rotaries; and
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129	128		(iii) traffic circles.
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132	130		[(10)] (11) "Class 1 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped
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134	132		with a motor or electronics that:
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136	134		(a) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
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138	137		(b) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
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140	139		[(11)] (12) "Class 2 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped
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142	141		with a motor or electronics that:
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144	143		(a) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
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146	145		(b) is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles
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148	147		per hour.
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150	149		[(12)] (13) "Class 3 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped
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152	151		with a motor or electronics that:
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154	153		(a) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
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156	155		(b) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour;
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158	157		and
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160	159		(c) is equipped with a speedometer.
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162	161		[(13)] (14) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
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164	163		[(14)] (15) "Controlled-access highway" means a highway, street, or roadway:
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166	165		(a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
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168	167		(b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no
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170	169		legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having
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172	171		jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.
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174	173		[(15)] (16) "Crosswalk" means:
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176	175		(a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral
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178	177		lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
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180	179		(i)(A) the curbs; or
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182	181		(B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
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184	183		(ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway
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186	185		included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right
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188	187		angles to the centerline; or
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190	189		(b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
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192	191		pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
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194	193		[(16)] (17) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
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196	195		[(17)] (18) "Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which:
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198	197		(a) visual contact is maintained; and
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201	199		(b) advice and assistance can be given and received.
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203	201		[(18)] (19) "Divided highway" means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
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205	203		(a) an unpaved intervening space;
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207	206		(b) a physical barrier; or
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209	208		(c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
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211	210		[(19)] (20) "Echelon formation" means the operation of two or more snowplows arranged
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213	212		side-by-side or diagonally across multiple lanes of traffic of a multi-lane highway to
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215	214		clear snow from two or more lanes at once.
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217	216		[(20)] (21)(a) "Electric assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
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219	218		(i) has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
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221	220		(ii) has fully operable pedals;
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223	222		(iii) has permanently affixed cranks that were installed at the time of the original
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225	224		manufacture;
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227	226		(iv) is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
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229	228		(v) is one of the following:
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231	230		(A) a class 1 electric assisted bicycle;
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233	232		(B) a class 2 electric assisted bicycle;
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235	234		(C) a class 3 electric assisted bicycle; or
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237	236		(D) a programmable electric assisted bicycle.
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239	238		(b) "Electric assisted bicycle" does not include:
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241	240		(i) a moped;
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243	242		(ii) a motor assisted scooter;
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245	244		(iii) a motorcycle;
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247	246		(iv) a motor-driven cycle; or
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249	248		(v) any other vehicle with less than four wheels that is designed, manufactured,
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251	250		intended, or advertised by the seller to have any of the following capabilities or
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253	252		features, or that is modifiable or is modified to have any of the following
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255	254		capabilities or features:
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257	256		(A) has the ability to attain the speed of 20 miles per hour or greater on motor
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259	258		power alone;
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261	260		(B) is equipped with a continuous rated motor power of 750 watts or greater;
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263	262		(C) is equipped with foot pegs for the operator at the time of manufacture, or
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265	264		requires installation of a pedal kit to have operable pedals; or
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267	266		(D) if equipped with multiple operating modes and a throttle, has one or more
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270	268		modes that exceed 20 miles per hour on motor power alone.
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272	270		[(21)] (22)(a) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing device
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274	272		with:
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276	275		(i) two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;
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278	277		(ii) a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating
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280	279		conditions;
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282	281		(iii) an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750
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284	283		watts;
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286	285		(iv) a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12.5 miles per hour; and
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288	287		(v) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device.
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290	289		(b) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include a wheelchair.
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292	291		[(22)] (23) "Explosives" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture commonly
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294	293		used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any
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296	295		oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities, or
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298	297		packing so that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any
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300	299		part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases,
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302	301		and the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on
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304	303		contiguous objects or of causing death or serious bodily injury.
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306	305		[(23)] (24) "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
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308	307		implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
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310	309		[(24)] (25) "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flashpoint of 100 degrees F. or less,
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312	311		as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
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314	313		[(25)] (26) "Freeway" means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate system
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316	315		as defined in Section 72-1-102.
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318	317		[(26)] (27)(a) "Golf cart" means a device that:
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320	319		(i) is designed for transportation by players on a golf course;
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322	321		(ii) has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground;
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324	323		(iii) has an unladen weight of less than 1,800 pounds;
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326	325		(iv) is designed to operate at low speeds; and
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328	327		(v) is designed to carry not more than six persons including the driver.
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330	329		(b) "Golf cart" does not include:
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332	331		(i) a low-speed vehicle or an off-highway vehicle;
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334	333		(ii) a motorized wheelchair;
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336	335		(iii) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
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339	337		(iv) an electric assisted bicycle;
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341	339		(v) a motor assisted scooter;
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343	341		(vi) a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 41-6a-1119; or
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345	344		(vii) a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120.
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347	346		[(27)] (28) "Gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines that is between a
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349	348		continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the continuing lane
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351	350		including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
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353	352		[(28)] (29) "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the weight of
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355	354		any load on the vehicle.
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357	356		[(29)] (30) "Hi-rail vehicle" means a roadway maintenance vehicle that is:
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359	358		(a) manufactured to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; and
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361	360		(b) equipped with retractable flanged wheels that allow the vehicle to travel on a
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363	362		highway or railroad tracks.
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365	364		[(30)] (31) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place
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367	366		of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for
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369	368		vehicular travel.
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371	370		[(31)] (32) "Highway authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102.
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373	372		[(32)] (33)(a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or
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375	374		connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the
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377	376		roadways of two or more highways that join one another.
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379	378		(b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart:
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381	380		(i) every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting
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383	382		highway is a separate intersection; and
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385	384		(ii) if the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then
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387	386		every crossing of two roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
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389	388		(c) "Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
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391	390		[(33)] (34) "Island" means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control of
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393	392		vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
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395	394		(a) pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow lines
396	395		194
397	396		surrounding the perimeter of the area;
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399	398		(b) channelizing devices;
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401	400		(c) curbs;
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403	402		(d) pavement edges; or
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405	404		(e) other devices.
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408	406		[(34)] (35) "Lane filtering" means, when operating a motorcycle other than an autocycle, the
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410	408		act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped in the same direction of
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412	410		travel in the same lane.
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414	413		[(35)] (36) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is as defined in Section
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416	415		53-1-102.
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418	417		[(36)] (37) "Limited access highway" means a highway:
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420	419		(a) that is designated specifically for through traffic; and
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422	421		(b) over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other
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424	423		persons have any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of
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426	425		access, light, air, or view.
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428	427		[(37)] (38) "Local highway authority" means the legislative, executive, or governing body of
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430	429		a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating
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432	431		to traffic under the constitution and laws of the state.
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434	433		[(38)] (39)(a) "Low-speed vehicle" means a four wheeled motor vehicle that:
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436	435		(i) is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
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438	437		(ii) has a capacity of not more than six passengers, including a conventional driver or
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440	439		fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section
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442	441		41-26-102.1.
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444	443		(b) "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golfcart or an off-highway vehicle.
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446	445		[(39)] (40) "Metal tire" means a tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is
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448	447		wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
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450	449		[(40)] (41)(a) "Mini-motorcycle" means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that has a
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452	451		seat or saddle that is less than 24 inches from the ground as measured on a level
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454	453		surface with properly inflated tires.
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456	455		(b) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a moped or a motor assisted scooter.
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458	457		(c) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a motorcycle that is:
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460	459		(i) designed for off-highway use; and
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462	461		(ii) registered as an off-highway vehicle under Section 41-22-3.
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464	463		[(41)] (42) "Mobile home" means:
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466	465		(a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:
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468	467		(i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping
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470	469		place either permanently or temporarily; and
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472	471		(ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
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474	473		(b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed
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477	475		for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection [(41)(a)] (42)(a), but that is instead
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479	477		used permanently or temporarily for:
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481	479		(i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
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483	482		(ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the
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485	484		transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
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487	486		[(42)] (43) "Mobility disability" means the inability of a person to use one or more of the
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489	488		person's extremities or difficulty with motor skills, that may include limitations with
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491	490		walking, grasping, or lifting an object, caused by a neuro-muscular, orthopedic, or other
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493	492		condition.
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495	494		[(43)] (44)(a) "Moped" means a motor-driven cycle having:
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497	496		(i) pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
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499	498		(ii) a motor that:
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501	500		(A) produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
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503	502		(B) is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour
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505	504		on level ground.
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507	506		(b) If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic
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509	508		centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or
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511	510		automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is
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513	512		engaged.
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515	514		(c) "Moped" does not include:
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517	516		(i) an electric assisted bicycle; or
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519	518		(ii) a motor assisted scooter.
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521	520		[(44)] (45)(a) "Motor assisted scooter" means a self-propelled device with:
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523	522		(i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground;
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525	524		(ii) a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
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527	526		(iii) an electric motor not exceeding 2,000 watts;
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529	528		(iv) either:
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531	530		(A) handlebars and a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device;
532	531		261
533	532		or
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535	534		(B) handlebars and a seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while
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537	536		operating the device;
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539	538		(v) a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone; and
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541	540		(vi) a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour on a paved level surface.
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543	542		(b) "Motor assisted scooter" does not include:
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546	544		(i) an electric assisted bicycle; or
547	545		268
548	546		(ii) a motor-driven cycle.
549	547		269
550	548		[(45)] (46)(a) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is
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551	550		270
552	551		propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated
553	552		271
554	553		upon rails.
555	554		272
556	555		(b) "Motor vehicle" does not include:
557	556		273
558	557		(i) vehicles moved solely by human power;
559	558		274
560	559		(ii) motorized wheelchairs;
561	560		275
562	561		(iii) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
563	562		276
564	563		(iv) an electric assisted bicycle;
565	564		277
566	565		(v) a motor assisted scooter;
567	566		278
568	567		(vi) a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 41-6a-1119; or
569	568		279
570	569		(vii) a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120.
571	570		280
572	571		[(46)] (47) "Motorcycle" means:
573	572		281
574	573		(a) a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider
575	574		282
576	575		and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
577	576		283
578	577		(b) an autocycle.
579	578		284
580	579		[(47)] (48)(a) "Motor-driven cycle" means a motorcycle, moped, and a motorized bicycle
581	580		285
582	581		having:
583	582		286
584	583		(i) an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
585	584		287
586	585		(ii) a motor that produces not more than five horsepower.
587	586		288
588	587		(b) "Motor-driven cycle" does not include:
589	588		289
590	589		(i) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
591	590		290
592	591		(ii) a motor assisted scooter; or
593	592		291
594	593		(iii) an electric assisted bicycle.
595	594		292
596	595		[(48)] (49) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined
597	596		293
598	597		under Section 41-22-2.
599	598		294
600	599		[(49)] (50) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined under Section
601	600		295
602	601		41-22-2.
603	602		296
604	603		[(50)] (51) "Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
605	604		297
606	605		[(51)] (52) "Operator" means:
607	606		298
608	607		(a) a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle; or
609	608		299
610	609		(b) an automated driving system, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1, that operates a
611	610		300
612	611		vehicle.
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614	612		301
615	613		[(52)] (53) "Other on-track equipment" means a railroad car, hi-rail vehicle, rolling stock, or
616	614		302
617	615		other device operated, alone or coupled with another device, on stationary rails.
618	616		303
619	617		[(53)] (54)(a) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is
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620	619		304
621	620		occupied or not.
622	621		305
623	622		(b) "Park" or "parking" does not include:
624	623		306
625	624		(i) the standing of a vehicle temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
626	625		307
627	626		engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers; or
628	627		308
629	628		(ii) a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving system that has achieved a
630	629		309
631	630		minimal risk condition, as those terms are defined in Section 41-26-102.1.
632	631		310
633	632		[(54)] (55) "Peace officer" means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13,
634	633		311
635	634		Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for
636	635		312
637	636		violations of traffic laws.
638	637		313
639	638		[(55)] (56) "Pedestrian" means a person traveling:
640	639		314
641	640		(a) on foot; or
642	641		315
643	642		(b) in a wheelchair.
644	643		316
645	644		[(56)] (57) "Pedestrian traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal used to regulate
646	645		317
647	646		pedestrians.
648	647		318
649	648		[(57)] (58) "Person" means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation,
650	649		319
651	650		business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint
652	651		320
653	652		venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial
654	653		321
655	654		entity.
656	655		322
657	656		[(58)] (59) "Pole trailer" means a vehicle without motive power:
658	657		323
659	658		(a) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means
660	659		324
661	660		of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle;
662	661		325
663	662		and
664	663		326
665	664		(b) that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including poles,
666	665		327
667	666		pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams
668	667		328
669	668		between the supporting connections.
670	669		329
671	670		[(59)] (60) "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership and
672	671		330
673	672		used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission
674	673		331
675	674		from the owner, but not by other persons.
676	675		332
677	676		[(60)] (61) "Programmable electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle with
678	677		333
679	678		capability to switch or be programmed to function as a class 1 electric assisted bicycle,
680	679		334
681	680		class 2 electric assisted bicycle, or class 3 electric assisted bicycle, provided that the
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683	681		335
684	682		electric assisted bicycle fully conforms with the respective requirements of each class of
685	683		336
686	684		electric assisted bicycle when operated in that mode.
687	685		337
688	686		[(61)] (62) "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on
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689	688		338
690	689		stationary rails.
691	690		339
692	691		[(62)] (63) "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a
693	692		340
694	693		public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of
695	694		341
696	695		railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
697	696		342
698	697		[(63)] (64) "Railroad train" means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy, coupled
699	698		343
700	699		with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails.
701	700		344
702	701		[(64)] (65) "Restored-modified vehicle" means the same as the term defined in Section
703	702		345
704	703		41-1a-102.
705	704		346
706	705		[(65)] (66) "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a
707	706		347
708	707		lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under
709	708		348
710	709		circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision
711	710		349
712	711		unless one grants precedence to the other.
713	712		350
714	713		[(66)] (67)(a) "Roadway" means that portion of highway improved, designed, or
715	714		351
716	715		ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
717	716		352
718	717		(b) "Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of
719	718		353
720	719		them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehicles.
721	720		354
722	721		(c) "Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if a
723	722		355
724	723		highway includes two or more separate roadways.
725	724		356
726	725		[(67)] (68) "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for
727	726		357
728	727		the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate
729	728		358
730	729		signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
731	730		359
732	731		[(68)] (69)(a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle that:
733	732		360
734	733		(i) complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition
735	734		361
736	735		of "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
737	736		362
738	737		(ii) is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities.
739	738		363
740	739		(b) "School bus" does not include a vehicle operated by a common carrier in
741	740		364
742	741		transportation of school children to or from school or school activities.
743	742		365
744	743		[(69)] (70)(a) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power:
745	744		366
746	745		(i) designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle;
747	746		367
748	747		and
749	748		368
750	749		(ii) constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is
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752	750		369
753	751		carried by another vehicle.
754	752		370
755	753		(b) "Semitrailer" does not include a pole trailer.
756	754		371
757	755		[(70)] (71) "Shoulder area" means:
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758	757		372
759	758		(a) that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement
760	759		373
761	760		edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
762	761		374
763	762		Devices"; or
764	763		375
765	764		(b) that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped
766	765		376
767	766		vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support.
768	767		377
769	768		[(71)] (72) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral
770	769		378
771	770		lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
772	771		379
773	772		[(72)] (73)(a) "Soft-surface trail" means a marked trail surfaced with sand, rock, or dirt
774	773		380
775	774		that is designated for the use of a bicycle.
776	775		381
777	776		(b) "Soft-surface trail" does not mean a trail:
778	777		382
779	778		(i) where the use of a motor vehicle or an electric assisted bicycle is prohibited by a
780	779		383
781	780		federal law, regulation, or rule; or
782	781		384
783	782		(ii) located in whole or in part on land granted to the state or a political subdivision
784	783		385
785	784		subject to a conservation easement that prohibits the use of a motorized vehicle.
786	785		386
787	786		[(73)] (74) "Solid rubber tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not
788	787		387
789	788		depend on compressed air for the support of the load.
790	789		388
791	790		[(74)] (75) "Stand" or "standing" means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether
792	791		389
793	792		occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or
794	793		390
795	794		discharging passengers.
796	795		391
797	796		[(75)] (76) "Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement.
798	797		392
799	798		[(76)] (77) "Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting even momentarily of a
800	799		393
801	800		vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when:
802	801		394
803	802		(a) necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or
804	803		395
805	804		(b) in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device.
806	805		396
807	806		[(77)] (78) "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means an all-terrain type I
808	807		397
809	808		vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet
810	809		398
811	810		the requirements of Section 41-6a-1509 to operate on highways in the state in
812	811		399
813	812		accordance with Section 41-6a-1509.
814	813		400
815	814		[(78)] (79) "Street-legal novel vehicle" means a vehicle registered as a novel vehicle under
816	815		401
817	816		Section 41-27-201 that is modified to meet the requirements of Section 41-6a-1509 to
818	817		402
819	818		operate on highways in the state in accordance [with ]with Section 41-6a-1509.
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821	819		403
822	820		[(79)] (80) "Tow truck operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102.
823	821		404
824	822		[(80)] (81) "Tow truck motor carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section
825	823		405
826	824		72-9-102.
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827	826		406
828	827		[(81)] (82) "Traffic" means pedestrians, bicyclists, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and
829	828		407
830	829		other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of
831	830		408
832	831		travel.
833	832		409
834	833		[(82)] (83) "Traffic signal preemption device" means an instrument or mechanism designed,
835	834		410
836	835		intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal.
837	836		411
838	837		[(83)] (84) "Traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent
839	838		412
840	839		with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating,
841	840		413
842	841		warning, or guiding traffic.
843	842		414
844	843		[(84)] (85) "Traffic-control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, or
845	844		415
846	845		mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to
847	846		416
848	847		proceed.
849	848		417
850	849		[(85)] (86)(a) "Trailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for
851	850		418
852	851		carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed
853	852		419
854	853		so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
855	854		420
856	855		(b) "Trailer" does not include a pole trailer.
857	856		421
858	857		[(86)] (87) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the
859	858		422
860	859		transportation of property.
861	860		423
862	861		[(87)] (88) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle:
863	862		424
864	863		(a) designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
865	864		425
866	865		(b) constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck
867	866		426
868	867		tractor.
869	868		427
870	869		[(88)] (89) "Two-way left turn lane" means a lane:
871	870		428
872	871		(a) provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
873	872		429
874	873		(b) that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
875	874		430
876	875		(c) that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane
877	876		431
878	877		markings.
879	878		432
880	879		[(89)] (90) "Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street, in
881	880		433
882	881		which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at
883	882		434
884	883		intervals of less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
885	884		435
886	885		[(90)] (91) "Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be
887	886		436
888	887		transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section
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890	888		437
891	889		41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
892	890		438
893	891		Section 2. Section 41-6a-710 is amended to read:
894	892		439
895	893		41-6a-710 . Roadway divided into marked lanes -- Provisions -- Traffic-control
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896	895		440
897	896		devices.
898	897		441
899	898		On a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following
900	899		442
901	900		provisions apply and any violation of this section is an infraction:
902	901		443
903	902		(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a person operating a vehicle:
904	903		444
905	904		(i) shall keep the vehicle as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and
906	905		445
907	906		(ii) may not move the vehicle from the lane until the operator has reasonably
908	907		446
909	908		determined the movement can be made safely.
910	909		447
911	910		(b) A determination under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is reasonable if a reasonable person
912	911		448
913	912		acting under the same conditions and having regard for actual and potential hazards
914	913		449
915	914		then existing would determine that the movement could be made safely.
916	915		450
917	916		(c) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to an individual operating a motorcycle engaging in
918	917		451
919	918		lane filtering as described in Section 41-6a-704.
920	919		452
921	920		(2)(a) On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for two-way
922	921		453
923	922		movement of traffic, a person operating a vehicle may not drive in the center lane
924	923		454
925	924		except:
926	925		455
927	926		(i) when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction, and
928	927		456
929	928		when the center lane is:
930	929		457
931	930		(A) clear of traffic within a safe distance; and
932	931		458
933	932		(B) not a two-way left turn lane;
934	933		459
935	934		(ii) in preparation of making or completing a left turn in compliance with Section
936	935		460
937	936		41-6a-801; or
938	937		461
939	938		(iii) where the center lane is allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same
940	939		462
941	940		direction that the vehicle is proceeding as indicated by traffic-control devices.
942	941		463
943	942		(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i) and in accordance with Subsection (1)(a), a
944	943		464
945	944		person operating a vehicle may drive in a center lane that is a two-way left turn lane
946	945		465
947	946		if:
948	947		466
949	948		(i) the center lane is:
950	949		467
951	950		(A) on a roadway divided into three or more lanes that provides for two-way
952	951		468
953	952		movement of traffic; and
954	953		469
955	954		(B) clear of traffic within a safe distance;
956	955		470
957	956		(ii) there is only one lane of travel in the direction the person operating the vehicle is
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959	957		471
960	958		traveling; and
961	959		472
962	960		(iii) the person operating the vehicle is overtaking and passing a bicycle or moped
963	961		473
964	962		that is moving at less than the reasonable speed of traffic that is present.
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965	964		474
966	965		(3)(a) A highway authority may erect traffic-control devices directing specified traffic to
967	966		475
968	967		use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a
969	968		476
970	969		particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway.
971	970		477
972	971		(b) An operator of a vehicle shall obey the directions of a traffic-control device erected
973	972		478
974	973		under Subsection (3)(a).
975	974		479
976	975		(4)(a) A person operating a motor vehicle may not drive within a bicycle lane except:
977	976		480
978	977		(i) to cross a bicycle lane when turning into an intersection, street, alley, driveway, or
979	978		481
980	979		other parking area;
981	980		482
982	981		(ii) when responding to striping, traffic control devices, or emergency conditions; or
983	982		483
984	983		(iii) while operating:
985	984		484
986	985		(A) an authorized emergency vehicle;
987	986		485
988	987		(B) a snow removal vehicle;
989	988		486
990	989		(C) a vehicle providing municipal-type services, as defined in Section 19-3-303;
991	990		487
992	991		(D) a school bus or transit vehicle, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, to load or
993	992		488
994	993		unload passengers; or
995	994		489
996	995		(E) a vehicle used by a postal service, as defined in Section 76-6-1001.
997	996		490
998	997		(b) A person operating a motor vehicle within a bicycle lane as described in Subsection
999	998		491
1000	999		(4)(a)(i) shall yield the right of way to all bicycle traffic within the lane.
1001	1000		492
1002	1001		Section 3. Section 41-6a-1401 is amended to read:
1003	1002		493
1004	1003		41-6a-1401 . Standing or parking vehicles -- Restrictions and exceptions.
1005	1004		494
1006	1005		(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law,
1007	1006		495
1008	1007		the directions of a peace officer, or a traffic-control device, a person may not:
1009	1008		496
1010	1009		(a) stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
1011	1010		497
1012	1011		(i) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a
1013	1012		498
1014	1013		street;
1015	1014		499
1016	1015		(ii) on a sidewalk;
1017	1016		500
1018	1017		(iii) within an intersection;
1019	1018		501
1020	1019		(iv) on a crosswalk;
1021	1020		502
1022	1021		(v) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the
1023	1022		503
1024	1023		curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is
1025	1024		504
1026	1025		indicated by signs or markings;
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1028	1026		505
1029	1027		(vi) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
1030	1028		506
1031	1029		standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
1032	1030		507
1033	1031		(vii) on any bridge or other elevated structure, on a highway, or within a highway
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1034	1033		508
1035	1034		tunnel;
1036	1035		509
1037	1036		(viii) on any railroad tracks;
1038	1037		510
1039	1038		(ix) on any controlled-access highway;
1040	1039		511
1041	1040		(x) in the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;[ or]
1042	1041		512
1043	1042		(xi) any place where a traffic-control device prohibits stopping, standing, or parking;
1044	1043		513
1045	1044		or
1046	1045		514
1047	1046		(xii) within a bicycle lane;
1048	1047		515
1049	1048		(b) stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or
1050	1049		516
1051	1050		discharge a passenger or passengers:
1052	1051		517
1053	1052		(i) in front of a public or private driveway;
1054	1053		518
1055	1054		(ii) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
1056	1055		519
1057	1056		(iii) within 20 feet of a crosswalk;
1058	1057		520
1059	1058		(iv) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or
1060	1059		521
1061	1060		traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
1062	1061		522
1063	1062		(v) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a
1064	1063		523
1065	1064		street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when
1066	1065		524
1067	1066		properly signposted;
1068	1067		525
1069	1068		(vi) at any place where a traffic-control device prohibits standing; or
1070	1069		526
1071	1070		(vii) at capitol hill, as defined in Section 63O-1-101, in a parking space identified as
1072	1071		527
1073	1072		reserved for specific users, without:
1074	1073		528
1075	1074		(A) approval by the executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board
1076	1075		529
1077	1076		created in Section 63O-2-201; and
1078	1077		530
1079	1078		(B) a properly displayed placard or other identifying marker approved by the
1080	1079		531
1081	1080		executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board to indicate this
1082	1081		532
1083	1082		approval; or
1084	1083		533
1085	1084		(c) park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and
1086	1085		534
1087	1086		while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:
1088	1087		535
1089	1088		(i) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
1090	1089		536
1091	1090		(ii) at any place where traffic-control devices prohibit parking.
1092	1091		537
1093	1092		(2) A person may not move a vehicle that is not lawfully under the person's control into any
1094	1093		538
1095	1094		prohibited area or into an unlawful distance from the curb.
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1097	1095		539
1098	1096		(3) This section does not apply to a tow truck motor carrier responding to a customer
1099	1097		540
1100	1098		service call if the tow truck motor carrier has already received authorization from the
1101	1099		541
1102	1100		local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the vehicle to be towed is located.
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1103	1102		542
1104	1103		Section 4. Section 72-7-105 is amended to read:
1105	1104		543
1106	1105		72-7-105 . Obstructing traffic on sidewalks or highways prohibited.
1107	1106		544
1108	1107		(1) A person may not:
1109	1108		545
1110	1109		(a) drive or place any vehicle, animal, or other [thing] object upon or along any sidewalk
1111	1110		546
1112	1111		except in crossing the sidewalk to or from abutting property; or
1113	1112		547
1114	1113		(b) permit the vehicle, animal, or other [thing] object to remain on or across any sidewalk
1115	1114		548
1116	1115		in a way that impedes or obstructs the ordinary use of the sidewalk.
1117	1116		549
1118	1117		(2)(a) Except [under] as described in Subsection (2)(b), vehicles, building material, or
1119	1118		550
1120	1119		other similar [things] objects may be placed temporarily on highways in a manner that
1121	1120		551
1122	1121		will not impede, endanger, or obstruct ordinary traffic.
1123	1122		552
1124	1123		(b) A highway authority may prohibit or may require the removal of vehicles, building
1125	1124		553
1126	1125		material, or other obstructions on any highway under their jurisdiction.
1127	1126		554
1128	1127		(3) A highway authority may obstruct or allow obstruction of a bicycle lane, as defined in
1129	1128		555
1130	1129		Section 41-6a-102, to facilitate highway management, including maintenance, repair,
1131	1130		556
1132	1131		and improvement of infrastructure.
1133	1132		557
1134	1133		(4) A highway authority that obstructs or allows obstruction of a bicycle lane as described
1135	1134		558
1136	1135		in Subsection (3) shall take reasonable action to:
1137	1136		559
1138	1137		(a) utilize alternative space adjacent to the bicycle lane prior to obstructing the bicycle
1139	1138		560
1140	1139		lane;
1141	1140		561
1142	1141		(b) minimize the obstruction; or
1143	1142		562
1144	1143		(c) provide an alternate route for bicycle traffic.
1145	1144		563
1146	1145		(5) A violation of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
1147	1146		564
1148	1147		Section 5. Effective date.
1149	1148		565
1150	1149		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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