Bicycles and certain other vehicles; regulations when riding in traffic.
Summary
Bicycles, certain other vehicles, and pedestrians. Makes various changes to provisions relating to the operation of bicycles and certain other vehicles and relating to pedestrians. The bill authorizes the operator of a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or motorized skateboard or scooter to yield instead of stop at an intersection of two highways controlled by a stop sign if certain conditions are met. For purposes of describing when such vehicles are not required to ride as close to the right curb or edge as possible, the bill replaces the term "substandard width lane" with the description that such travel lane is less than 15 feet wide or not wide enough to allow an overtaking motor vehicle to pass safely in the same lane. The bill specifies that if the lane of travel is less than 15 feet wide, a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle shall change lanes and may drive to the left of a highway centerline when it is safe to do so. The bill removes the requirement for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, or motorized skateboards or scooters on a highway two abreast to move into a single-file formation and limits the requirement that such persons not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to apply only on roadways with only one travel lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or more.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
49–47
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic49
97% Yea
R
Republican49
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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