Panel backs changes to traffic law language, bike‑lane protections and winter traction rules
The committee unanimously advanced HB 26‑12‑37, which replaces the word 'accident' with 'crash' across statutes, clarifies traction requirements, and makes obstructing bike lanes illegal; multiple safety and advocacy organizations testified in favor.
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The Transportation and Energy Committee advanced HB 26‑12‑37 unanimously and placed it on the consent calendar. The bill makes three principal changes: it replaces statutory references to the term "accident" with the term "crash," clarifies winter traction requirements (including language affecting two‑wheel vs. four‑wheel drive vehicles), and strengthens prohibitions and enforcement authority against parking or obstructing bike lanes.
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