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Pedestrian-rights bill to protect visually impaired fails on tie vote
Summary
House Bill 96, designed to prohibit vehicles from entering crosswalks occupied by someone visibly blind or disabled, failed on a 36–36 tie after members raised concerns the rule is too stringent for multi-lane roadways and noted absence of presented statistics.
House Bill 96, which would have prohibited drivers from entering a crosswalk occupied by a person who is visibly blind or visibly disabled (for example, carrying a white cane or using a guide dog), failed to pass the House after a tie vote on Feb. 8, 2006.
Sponsor Representative Dahl described the bill as strengthening the existing duty to yield so that vehicles may not enter a…
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