1491 AMH SHEA MUNN 147

HB 1491 - H AMD 150

By Representative Shea

NOT ADOPTED 3/06/2009

    On page 3, line 20, after "bicyclist." insert "Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection (2) regarding passing at a distance of no less than three feet shall not constitute negligence on the part of the driver of a vehicle, nor may failure to follow the requirements of this subsection regarding passing at a distance of no less than three feet be admissible as evidence of negligence in any civil action."

EFFECT: Prevents violations of the requirement to pass pedestrians or bicyclists at a distance of no less than three feet from being used to prove negligence or as evidence in a civil action. 

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