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Senate committee approves bill letting cyclists ride across crosswalks after removing speed language
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced HB 1702 to allow bicyclists to remain mounted while crossing crosswalks, but senators removed a contested speed-restriction clause; sponsors said the change is intended to improve safety for trail users and support cycling-related tourism.
Representative Tippie McCullough, sponsor of House Bill 17 o 2, told the Senate Transportation Committee the bill would change Arkansas practice so cyclists may ride across crosswalks rather than dismounting. "What this bill does ... is allow you to ride your bike across that crosswalk and have the same rights as anybody in a crosswalk here in Arkansas as a pedestrian," McCullough said during her presentation.
The bill preserves duties for people operating bicycles to yield to pedestrians and to give an audible signal…
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