Bill Text: GA HB180 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Motor vehicles; leave safe distance between vehicle and bicycle when passing; require

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [HB180 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB180-Comm_Sub.html

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11 LC 34 2927S

The House Committee on Public Safety & Homeland Security offers the following

substitute to HB 180:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving on the right side of the roadway, overtaking and passing, and following too closely, so as to designate a short title; to require the operator of a motor vehicle to leave a safe distance between such motor vehicle and a bicycle when such vehicle is passing the bicycle; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tony Serrano Three Feet Safe Passing Act."

SECTION 2.

Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving on the right side of the roadway, overtaking and passing, and following too closely, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"40-6-55.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'safe distance' means not less than three feet.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, when feasible, the operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing a bicycle that is proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall leave a safe distance between such vehicle and the bicycle and shall maintain such clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle."

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.