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Committee advances a package of pedestrian- and roadway-safety bills, inserts pickup-bed rider limits
Summary
Lawmakers advanced a suite of pedestrian-safety and traffic-code bills (including move-over, leading pedestrian intervals and stronger driver duties) and added a provision limiting passengers in pickup-truck beds on certain high-speed or multi-lane roads; several measures were deferred for decision-making next week.
The House Transportation Committee on Feb. 12 moved a broad set of pedestrian and traffic-safety measures forward, adopting technical amendments, inserting new language and deferring some decisions to later committee sessions.
Key actions included a vote to pass with amendments on HB 1692 (driver obligations when approaching stationary vehicles with flashing emergency lights). The Attorney General recommended broader, enforceable language — for example deleting the requirement that a stationary vehicle be "on the shoulder" and removing…
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