Laws, Acts, and Legislation

SB 174
As Introduced

View Full Text
with Line Numbers

(.pdf format)

(.html format)

View Publications Associated with this Bill

Bill Analyses

Synopsis of Committee Amendments

Conference Committee Synopsis

Fiscal Notes

Status Report of Legislation

Votes

Other Versions of Bill and Associated Reports

The online versions of legislation provided on this website are not official. Enrolled bills are the final version passed by the Ohio General Assembly and presented to the Governor for signature. The official version of acts signed by the Governor are available from the Secretary of State's Office in the Continental Plaza, 180 East Broad St., Columbus.

S. B. No. 174 As Introduced

As Introduced

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

S. B. No. 174

Senators Fedor, Wagoner

Cosponsors: Senators Miller, D., Miller, R., Turner, Schiavoni, Morano, Wilson, Sawyer, Goodman, Gibbs, Patton, Gillmor, Schuring, Smith, Strahorn, Cafaro, Kearney, Hughes

A BILL

To amend section 4511.27 of the Revised Code to establish a safe passing distance between a motor vehicle and a bicycle.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4511.27 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4511.27. (A) The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles or trackless trolleys proceeding in the same direction:

(1) The operator of a vehicle or trackless trolley overtaking another vehicle or trackless trolley proceeding in the same direction shall, except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section, signal to the vehicle or trackless trolley to be overtaken, shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle or trackless trolley. When a motor vehicle overtakes a bicycle, the safe passing distance shall be not less than three feet.

(2) ~~Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the~~ The operator of an overtaken vehicle ~~shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle at the latter's audible signal, and the operator~~ shall not increase the speed of the operator's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

(3) The operator of a vehicle or trackless trolley overtaking and passing another vehicle or trackless trolley proceeding in the same direction on a divided highway as defined in section 4511.35 of the Revised Code, a limited access highway as defined in section 5511.02 of the Revised Code, or a highway with four or more traffic lanes, is not required to signal audibly to the vehicle or trackless trolley being overtaken and passed.

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.

Section 2. That existing section 4511.27 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.