Pedestrian Safety
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 7 - Edmunds - Bicycles; riders approaching intersection controlled by traffic lights need not to wait two minutes. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Passed by indefinitely in Transportation | 01/24/12 |
| notes: Provides the rider of a bicycle approaching an intersection controlled by traffic lights need not wait the two minutes required of the driver of a motorcycle or moped approaching the same intersection. | |||
| HB 706 - Filler-Corn - Pedestrians; requires vehicle drivers to stop at marked crosswalks, etc. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 02/01/12 |
| notes: Requires vehicle drivers to stop for pedestrians crossing at marked crosswalks or at intersections not controlled by traffic signals. | |||
| HB 784 - Lopez - Exercise due care; requires drivers to avoid colliding with pedestrian. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Passed by indefinitely in Transportation | 01/26/12 |
| notes: Requires drivers to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or the operator of a human-powered vehicle. | |||
| HB 1290 - Scott, J.M. - Pedestrians; posting of right-of-way signs in City of Falls Church. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Assigned Transportation sub: #1 | 01/27/12 |
| notes: Adds Falls Church to the list of localities authorized to post highway signs requiring motorists to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. | |||
| SB 199 - Marsden - Pedestrians; requires vehicle drivers to stop at marked crosswalks, etc. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Continued to 2013 in Transportation (14-Y 0-N) | 01/18/12 |
| notes: Requires vehicle drivers to stop for pedestrians crossing at marked crosswalks or at intersections not controlled by traffic signals. | |||
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