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Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
                                          Act 1067 of the Regular Session
 1   State of Arkansas                   As Engrossed:       S4/19/21
 2   93rd General Assembly                        A Bill
 3   Regular Session, 2021                                                             HOUSE BILL 1702
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 5   By: Representative McCullough
 6   By: Senators Irvin, C. Tucker
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 8                                     For An Act To Be Entitled
 9                   AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BICYCLE SAFETY; TO
10                   CLARIFY THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF A PERSON OPERATING A
11                   BICYCLE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14                                                 Subtitle
15                           TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BICYCLE
16                           SAFETY; AND TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS AND
17                           DUTIES OF A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE.
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20   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22           SECTION 1.       Arkansas Code  27-51-1801(1), concerning the definition of
23   "bicycle", is amended to read as follows:
24                   (1)     Bicycle means a human-powered vehicle:
25                           (A)     With two (2) or more wheels in tandem, designed to
26   transport by the act of pedaling one (1) or more persons seated on one (1) or
27   more saddle seats on its frame; and
28                           (B)     Used on a public road, bicycle path, crosswalk, or
29   right-of-way; and
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31           SECTION 2.       Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 51, Subchapter 18, is
32   amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
33           27-51-1804.       Operation of bicycle upon crosswalk.
34           (a)   A person operating a bicycle upon a crosswalk shall:
35                   (1)     Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians; and
36                   (2)     Give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a
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     As Engrossed:   S4/19/21                                               HB1702
 1   pedestrian.
 2        (b)   Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a person
 3   lawfully operating a bicycle upon a crosswalk has all the rights and duties
 4   applicable to a pedestrian using the crosswalk under  27-51-1202.
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10                                 APPROVED: 4/30/21
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Statutes affected: 
Old version HB1702 Original - 3-11-2021 10:22 AM: 27-51-1801(1)
Old version HB1702 V2 - 4-19-2021 01:43 PM: 27-51-1801(1)
HB 1702: 27-51-1801(1)
Act 1067: 27-51-1801(1)