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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 731 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1640
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: William N. Brownsberger _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act to protect bicyclists in bicycle lanes. _______________ PETITION OF:
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 731 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1640
An Act to protect bicyclists in bicycle lanes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1: Chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following as Section 4D: The driver of a motor vehicle shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any on-street path or lane designated by official signs or markings for the use of bicycles, or place the vehicle in such a manner as to interfere with the safety and passage of persons operating bicycles thereon. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any lane designated by pavement markings for the shared use of motor vehicles and bicycles, or place the vehicle in such a manner as to interfere with the safety and passage of persons operating bicycles thereon. SECTION 2: Section 5 of Chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by replacing both references to “sections one to four C” with “sections one to four D”, and by inserting the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph: In addition to the aforementioned fine, any vehicle parked in violation section 4D shall be subject to immediate towing. |