House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2228
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
526)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
a
motor
vehicle
operator
to
1
have
control
of
the
vehicle
at
all
times
and
to
reduce
speed
2
in
specific
situations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.285,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
Unless
otherwise
provided
by
this
section
,
or
except
as
4
posted
pursuant
to
sections
262.68
,
321.236,
subsection
5
,
5
section
321.288,
subsection
6
2,
paragraph
“f”
,
sections
6
321.289
,
321.290
,
321.293
,
321.295
,
and
461A.36
,
the
following
7
shall
be
the
lawful
speed
and
any
speed
in
excess
thereof
shall
8
be
unlawful:
9
Sec.
2.
Section
321.288,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
321.288
Control
of
vehicle
——
reduced
speed.
12
1.
A
person
operating
a
motor
vehicle
shall
have
the
vehicle
13
under
control
at
all
times
and
.
14
2.
A
person
operating
a
motor
vehicle
shall
reduce
the
speed
15
to
a
reasonable
and
proper
rate:
16
1.
a.
When
approaching
and
passing
a
person
walking
in
the
17
traveled
portion
of
the
public
highway.
18
2.
b.
When
approaching
and
passing
an
animal
which
is
being
19
led,
ridden,
or
driven
upon
a
public
highway.
20
3.
c.
When
approaching
and
traversing
a
crossing
or
21
intersection
of
public
highways,
or
a
bridge,
sharp
turn,
22
curve,
or
steep
descent
,
in
a
public
highway.
23
4.
d.
When
approaching
and
passing
an
emergency
warning
24
device
displayed
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
under
section
25
321.449
,
or
an
emergency
vehicle
displaying
a
revolving
or
26
flashing
light.
27
5.
e.
When
approaching
and
passing
a
slow
moving
vehicle
28
displaying
a
reflective
device
or
alternative
reflective
device
29
as
provided
by
section
321.383
.
30
6.
f.
When
approaching
and
passing
through
a
sign-posted
31
road
work
zone
upon
the
public
highway
.
32
EXPLANATION
33
Currently,
language
in
Code
section
321.288
requires
that
34
a
person
operating
a
motor
vehicle
“have
the
vehicle
under
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control
at
all
times”,
and
in
the
same
sentence,
the
language
1
goes
on
to
require
the
operator
to
“reduce
the
speed
to
a
2
reasonable
and
proper
rate”
and
to
list
the
situations
in
which
3
the
requirement
applies.
This
bill
amends
that
language
by
4
separately
stating
the
requirement
to
have
the
vehicle
under
5
control
at
all
times
and
the
requirement
to
reduce
speed
to
a
6
reasonable
and
proper
rate
under
specified
circumstances.
7
The
current
requirement
to
reduce
speed
to
a
reasonable
8
and
proper
rate
when
approaching
and
traversing
a
bridge
9
is
stricken
from
Code
section
321.288.
Requirements
for
10
controlling
a
vehicle’s
speed
when
driving
on
a
bridge
are
11
addressed
with
more
specificity
in
Code
section
321.295.
12
The
requirement
to
reduce
speed
to
a
reasonable
and
proper
13
rate
when
approaching
and
passing
through
a
road
work
zone
14
is
revised
to
conform
to
the
definition
of
“road
work
zone”
15
contained
in
chapter
321.
The
bill
contains
a
conforming
16
amendment
to
Code
section
321.285.
17
The
existing
penalty
for
a
violation
of
Code
section
18
321.288
is
not
changed
by
the
bill.
A
violation
is
a
simple
19
misdemeanor,
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$100.
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