HF 244 (LSB 2112YH (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 244

BY  FORRISTALL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the passing of bicycles with motor vehicles, and making a penalty applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.281, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  A person operating a motor vehicle shall not, when passing a person riding a bicycle on a highway, including the roadway or the shoulder adjacent to the roadway, bring the motor vehicle within five feet of the person riding the bicycle.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a person operating a motor vehicle, when passing a person riding a bicycle on a highway, from bringing the motor vehicle within five feet of the person riding the bicycle.
   The scheduled fine for violating this provision is $250.