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‘Lataha’s Law’ proposed after multiple bike, pedestrian deaths; senators weigh stiffer penalties and move‑over duties
Summary
Sen. Kathleen Kauth’s LB530 would create a statutory category of ‘vulnerable road user,’ increase penalties for extreme speeding and require drivers to move over or slow when passing people on foot, bikes, mobility devices or roadside workers.
Senator Kathleen Kauth introduced LB530—branded in testimony as ‘‘Lataha’s Law’’—to raise criminal penalties for extreme speeding and create a statutory category of ‘‘vulnerable road user’’ with specific move‑over and safe‑passing duties.
Kauth said the bill responds to a string of recent deaths and growing public concern about drivers racing, distracted driving and close passes that injure or kill bicyclists and pedestrians. ‘‘We take our lives and the lives of those around us in our hands every time we get behind the wheel,’’ Kauth said, citing fatal crashes and an increase in youth violent…
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