House Safe passing bill hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

HOUSE BILL 461 Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road

Synopsis:

Requiring that a driver of a vehicle, when overtaking a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter, pass safely at a specified distance, except under specified circumstances; requiring a driver of a vehicle to yield the right-of- way to a person who is riding a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a bike lane or shoulder under specified circumstances; etc.

Senate version passed (43-0)

<a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/HB0461.htm">http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/HB0461.htm</a>;