House File 584 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act establishing safety requirements for riding a bicycle on a
  2    street or highway and making a penalty applicable.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2349HH 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.234, Code 2007, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsections:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  A person shall not ride a bicycle on
  1  4 a highway unless the person is wearing reflective clothing.
  1  5    NEW SUBSECTION.  4B.  A person riding a bicycle on a
  1  6 highway shall carry personal identification at all times when
  1  7 riding a bicycle on a highway.
  1  8    NEW SUBSECTION.  4C.  A person shall not ride a bicycle on
  1  9 a highway unless the bicycle is equipped with a fluorescent
  1 10 orange safety flag at least six by nine inches in size and
  1 11 displayed at least sixty inches above the ground.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8A, subsection 9, Code 2007, is
  1 13 amended to read as follows:
  1 14    9.  BICYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN VIOLATIONS.  For violations by a
  1 15 pedestrian or a bicyclist under section 321.234, subsections 3
  1 16 and 4 3, 4, 4A, 4B, and 4C, section 321.236, subsection 10,
  1 17 section 321.257, subsection 2, section 321.275, subsection 8,
  1 18 section 321.325, 321.326, 321.328, 321.331, 321.332, 321.397,
  1 19 or 321.434, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill requires a person to wear reflective clothing and
  1 22 carry personal identification while riding a bicycle on a
  1 23 street or highway.  In addition, the bicycle must be equipped
  1 24 with a six=by=nine=inch fluorescent orange safety flag
  1 25 displayed at least 60 inches above the ground.  A violation of
  1 26 bicycle safety provisions is punishable by a scheduled fine of
  1 27 $15.
  1 28 LSB 2349HH 82
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