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                                             ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1107

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Fisher and Jacobsen

Read first time 01/15/93.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Requiring yielding right of way to buses.

          AN ACT Relating to right of way for transit vehicles; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to a transit vehicle traveling in the same direction that has signalled and is reentering the traffic flow.

          (2) Nothing in this section shall operate to relieve the driver of a transit vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.

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