H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.308, Code 2017, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 321.308 Motor trucks and towed vehicles —— distance 3 requirements. 4 The driver of any motor truck, including but not limited to 5 a motor truck using cooperative adaptive cruise control or any 6 other automated driving technology approved by the department 7 to travel in a connected platoon, or of a motor vehicle drawing 8 another vehicle, when traveling upon a roadway, outside of a 9 business or residence district shall not follow within three 10 hundred feet of another motor truck, or of a motor vehicle 11 drawing another vehicle. The provisions of this section shall 12 not be construed to prevent overtaking and passing nor shall 13 the same apply upon any lane specially designated for use by 14 motor trucks. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 Current law prohibits the driver of a motor truck from 19 following within 300 feet of another motor truck when traveling 20 upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district. 21 This bill includes in that provision motor trucks using 22 cooperative adaptive cruise control or any other automated 23 driving technology approved by the department of transportation 24 to travel in a connected platoon. Under current law, a 25 violation of the provision is punishable by a scheduled fine of 26 $100. However, if the violation causes a serious injury, the 27 court could impose a fine of $500 and suspend the violator’s 28 driver’s license or operating privileges for not more than 90 29 days. If the violation causes a death, the court could impose 30 a fine of $1,000 and suspend the violator’s driver’s license or 31 operating privileges for not more than 180 days. 32 -1- LSB 2409YC (2) 87 ns/nh 1/ 1