Bill Text: IA HF41 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act allowing right-turn signals made with hand and arm to be made from the right side of bicycles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 92. [HF41 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF41-Introduced.html
House File 41 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY KRESSIG A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing right=turn signals made with hand and arm to be 2 made from the right side of bicycles. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1780YH (2) 87 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.318, Code 2017, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 321.318 Method of giving hand and arm signals. 1 4 1. All signals herein required which may be given by hand 1 5 and arm shall when so given be given from the left side of the 1 6 vehicle and the following manner and interpretationthereofis 1 7 suggested: 1 81.a. Left turn == Hand and arm extended horizontally. 1 92.b. Right turn == Hand and arm extended upward. 1 103.c. Stop or decrease of speed == Hand and arm extended 1 11 downward. 1 12 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person operating a 1 13 bicycle may give a right=turn signal by extending the person's 1 14 right hand and arm horizontally from the right side of the 1 15 bicycle. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 19 Code section 321.317 currently provides that directional 1 20 signals from a motor vehicle may be given either by hand and 1 21 arm or by mechanical or electrical device. Under Code section 1 22 321.318, directional signals given by hand and arm must be 1 23 given from the left side of the vehicle. This provision is 1 24 applicable to persons operating bicycles through Code section 1 25 321.234. A violation of Code section 321.318 is punishable by 1 26 a scheduled fine of $35. 1 27 This bill provides that a person operating a bicycle may give 1 28 a right=turn signal by extending the person's right hand and 1 29 arm horizontally from the right side of the bicycle. LSB 1780YH (2) 87 ns/nh