Authorizes drivers of emergency vehicles and police officers on bicycles to bypass traffic signals and speed limits safely.
This bill allows drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and police officers riding bicycles while on duty to proceed past red lights or stop signs and exceed speed limits, provided they do not recklessly endanger life or property. It also grants these privileges to peace officers riding police bicycles in the line of duty. The bill specifies that these authorizations apply only to vehicles using audible warning devices or visual signaling devices, except in certain circumstances. A violation of these provisions is punishable by a $135 fine.
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