Bill Text: MN SF415 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Motor vehicle drivers bicycle lanes traffic regulations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to Transportation and Public Safety [SF415 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF415-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; traffic regulations; prohibiting motor vehicles from
1.3driving in designated bicycle lanes except under certain conditions; requiring
1.4that drivers yield to bicycles before crossing a bicycle lane in order to turn;
1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19,
1.6subdivision 1.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 4. Passing on the right. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon
1.10the right of another vehicle only upon the following conditions:
1.11(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
1.12(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked
1.13vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
1.14(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one
1.15direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient
1.16width for two or more lines of moving vehicles;
1.17(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the
1.18right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such
1.19movement be made by driving in a bicycle lane or onto the shoulder, whether paved or
1.20unpaved, or off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.
1.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.22 Subd. 7. Laned highway. When any roadway has been divided into two or more
1.23clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent
1.24herewith, shall apply:
2.1(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane
2.2and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such
2.3movement can be made with safety.
2.4(b) Upon a roadway which is not a one-way roadway and which is divided into three
2.5lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing
2.6another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic
2.7within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn or where such center lane is at the
2.8time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding, and
2.9is signposted to give notice of such allocation. The left lane of a three-lane roadway which
2.10is not a one-way roadway shall not be used for overtaking and passing another vehicle.
2.11(c) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated
2.12lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of
2.13vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
2.14(d) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person
2.15operating a motor vehicle on such roadway shall not drive in the bicycle lane except to
2.16 perform parking maneuvers in order to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave
2.17the highway, or to prepare for a turn as provided in section169.19, subdivision 1 .
2.18 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.19 Subdivision 1. Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
2.20at an intersection shall do so as follows:
2.21(a) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as
2.22practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
2.23(b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that
2.24portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering
2.25the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the
2.26centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made
2.27in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
2.28(c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall
2.29be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and
2.30by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
2.31(d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made
2.32from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being
2.33entered upon leaving the intersection.
2.34(e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and
2.35a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
3.1(f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or
3.2signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a
3.3different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an
3.4intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall
3.5turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers,
3.6buttons, or signs.
3.7(g) Whenever it is necessary for the driver of a motor vehicle to cross a bicycle
3.8lane adjacent to the driver's lane of travel to make a turn, the driver shall first signal the
3.9movement, then drive the motor vehicle into the bicycle lane prior to making the turn,
3.10and shall make the turn, but only after it is safe to do so. The driver shall then make the
3.11turn consistent with any traffic markers, buttons, or signs, yielding the right-of-way to any
3.12vehicles or bicycles approaching so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
1.3driving in designated bicycle lanes except under certain conditions; requiring
1.4that drivers yield to bicycles before crossing a bicycle lane in order to turn;
1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19,
1.6subdivision 1.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 4. Passing on the right. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon
1.10the right of another vehicle only upon the following conditions:
1.11(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
1.12(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked
1.13vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
1.14(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one
1.15direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient
1.16width for two or more lines of moving vehicles;
1.17(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the
1.18right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such
1.19movement be made by driving in a bicycle lane or onto the shoulder, whether paved or
1.20unpaved, or off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.
1.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.22 Subd. 7. Laned highway. When any roadway has been divided into two or more
1.23clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent
1.24herewith, shall apply:
2.1(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane
2.2and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such
2.3movement can be made with safety.
2.4(b) Upon a roadway which is not a one-way roadway and which is divided into three
2.5lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing
2.6another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic
2.7within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn or where such center lane is at the
2.8time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding, and
2.9is signposted to give notice of such allocation. The left lane of a three-lane roadway which
2.10is not a one-way roadway shall not be used for overtaking and passing another vehicle.
2.11(c) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated
2.12lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of
2.13vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
2.14(d) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person
2.15operating a motor vehicle on such roadway shall not drive in the bicycle lane except to
2.16 perform parking maneuvers in order to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave
2.17the highway, or to prepare for a turn as provided in section
2.18 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.19 Subdivision 1. Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
2.20at an intersection shall do so as follows:
2.21(a) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as
2.22practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
2.23(b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that
2.24portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering
2.25the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the
2.26centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made
2.27in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
2.28(c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall
2.29be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and
2.30by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
2.31(d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made
2.32from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being
2.33entered upon leaving the intersection.
2.34(e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and
2.35a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
3.1(f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or
3.2signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a
3.3different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an
3.4intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall
3.5turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers,
3.6buttons, or signs.
3.7(g) Whenever it is necessary for the driver of a motor vehicle to cross a bicycle
3.8lane adjacent to the driver's lane of travel to make a turn, the driver shall first signal the
3.9movement, then drive the motor vehicle into the bicycle lane prior to making the turn,
3.10
3.11turn consistent with any traffic markers, buttons, or signs, yielding the right-of-way to any
3.12vehicles or bicycles approaching so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
