Bill Text: IA SF428 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to distance requirements for electronically coordinated motor vehicles following in a sequence. (Formerly SSB 1179.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-14 - Subcommittee: Breitbach, Giddens, and Zumbach. S.J. 69. [SF428 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF428-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1179)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
distance
requirements
for
electronically
1
coordinated
motor
vehicles
following
in
a
sequence.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.308,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.308
Motor
trucks
and
towed
vehicles
——
distance
3
requirements.
4
The
driver
of
any
motor
truck,
or
of
a
motor
vehicle
drawing
5
another
vehicle,
when
traveling
upon
a
roadway
,
outside
of
a
6
business
or
residence
district
shall
not
follow
within
three
7
hundred
feet
of
another
motor
truck,
or
of
a
motor
vehicle
8
drawing
another
vehicle.
The
provisions
of
this
This
section
9
shall
not
be
construed
to
prevent
overtaking
and
passing
nor
10
shall
the
same
.
This
section
does
not
apply
upon
any
lane
11
specially
designated
for
use
by
motor
trucks
,
or
to
any
motor
12
vehicle
following
another
motor
vehicle
in
a
sequence
of
two
13
vehicles
using
technology
and
equipment
that
electronically
14
coordinates
the
speed
and
brakes
of
the
following
vehicle
with
15
the
speed
and
brakes
of
the
lead
vehicle
.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
Under
current
law,
the
driver
of
a
motor
truck
or
motor
20
vehicle
drawing
another
vehicle,
when
traveling
upon
a
roadway
21
outside
of
a
business
or
residence
district,
is
prohibited
22
from
following
within
300
feet
of
another
motor
truck
or
motor
23
vehicle
drawing
another
vehicle.
This
bill
exempts
from
the
24
provision
any
motor
vehicle
following
another
motor
vehicle
25
in
a
sequence
of
two
vehicles
using
technology
and
equipment
26
that
electronically
coordinates
the
speed
and
brakes
of
27
the
following
vehicle
with
the
speed
and
brakes
of
the
lead
28
vehicle.
Such
vehicles
are
still
subject
to
Code
section
29
321.307,
which
prohibits
the
driver
of
a
motor
vehicle
from
30
following
another
vehicle
more
closely
than
is
reasonable
and
31
prudent,
having
due
regard
for
the
speed
of
such
vehicles
and
32
the
traffic
upon
and
the
condition
of
the
highway.
33
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.307
or
321.308
is
punishable
34
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$100.
The
violations
are
also
subject
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to
additional
penalties
under
Code
section
321.482A
if
a
1
violation
causes
serious
injury
or
death.
For
a
violation
2
causing
serious
injury,
the
additional
penalties
include
a
fine
3
of
$500
or
suspension
of
the
violator’s
driver’s
license
and
4
operating
privileges
for
not
more
than
90
days,
or
both.
For
5
a
violation
causing
death,
the
additional
penalties
include
a
6
fine
of
$1,000
or
suspension
of
the
violator’s
driver’s
license
7
or
operating
privileges
for
not
more
than
180
days,
or
both.
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