HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3822        FILED ON: 1/16/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2190

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to Reduce Bicycle and Motor Vehicle Collisions at Intersections..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

A person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching another highway close enough to constitute an immediate hazard. After slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way, a person operating a bicycle may proceed through the intersection without stopping.