Bill Text: IA HF2307 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring that vehicles not capable of traveling thirty-five miles per hour be driven on the shoulder of the roadway, and providing a penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 234. [HF2307 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2307-Introduced.html
House File 2307 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY B. MOORE A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring that vehicles not capable of traveling 2 thirty=five miles per hour be driven on the shoulder of the 3 roadway, and providing a penalty. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5049YH (6) 86 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.296 Slow vehicles required to 1 2 travel on shoulder. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding section 321.297 or any other provision 1 4 to the contrary, a motor vehicle that is not capable of 1 5 traveling at a speed of thirty=five miles per hour or more 1 6 shall be driven on the shoulder to the right of the roadway if 1 7 the speed limit for the roadway is thirty=five miles per hour 1 8 or more, the roadway has a shoulder capable of accommodating 1 9 the motor vehicle, and the shoulder is not blocked by another 1 10 vehicle or object. However, a motor vehicle subject to this 1 11 section may be driven on the roadway pursuant to section 1 12 321.323A. A person driving a motor vehicle pursuant to this 1 13 section shall display the vehicle's emergency signal lamps 1 14 flashing simultaneously. A peace officer may enforce this 1 15 section by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent 1 16 willful disobedience to this section and refusal to comply with 1 17 the directions of an officer in accordance with this section, 1 18 a person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a 1 19 scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 6. 1 20 2. This section applies to the operation of bicycles, except 1 21 that a bicycle is not required to display emergency signal 1 22 lamps unless otherwise provided by law. 1 23 3. This section does not apply to the operation of farm 1 24 tractors or implements of husbandry. 1 25 Sec. 2. Section 321.423, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended 1 26 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 27 NEW PARAGRAPH. k. On a motor vehicle being operated 1 28 pursuant to section 321.296. 1 29 Sec. 3. Section 805.8A, subsection 6, Code 2016, is amended 1 30 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 31 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0e. Section 321.296$100. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 34 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 35 This bill requires motor vehicles not capable of traveling 2 1 35 miles per hour to be driven on the shoulder to the right 2 2 of the roadway if the speed limit for the roadway is 35 2 3 miles per hour or more, the roadway has a shoulder capable 2 4 of accommodating the motor vehicle, and the shoulder is not 2 5 blocked by a vehicle or object. However, the bill provides 2 6 that a motor vehicle may be driven on the roadway to pass 2 7 stationary emergency or towing vehicles pursuant to Code 2 8 section 321.323A. A person driving a motor vehicle pursuant to 2 9 the bill is required to display the motor vehicle's emergency 2 10 signal lamps. 2 11 The bill authorizes peace officers to enforce the bill 2 12 by directions to drivers. If a person willfully disobeys 2 13 an officer, the person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor 2 14 punishable by a scheduled fine of $100. 2 15 The bill applies to the operation of bicycles, but not to the 2 16 operation of farm tractors or implements of husbandry. LSB 5049YH (6) 86 ns/nh
