Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 290 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Mauga, Verona

Final action

Governor Signed 3/27/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• clarifies when motor vehicles may be in a bicycle lane; and
• restricts obstructing a bicycle lane.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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41-6a-102
41-6a-710
41-6a-1401
72-7-105
0
Bicycle Lane Safety Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Verona Mauga
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses safety elements in a bicycle lane.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
clarifies when motor vehicles may be in a bicycle lane; and
restricts obstructing a bicycle lane.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
41-6a-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 236
41-6a-710
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 49
41-6a-1401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
72-7-105
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
41-6a-102
 is amended to read:
41-6a-102
. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots 
or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
(2)
"All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-22-2
.
(3)
"All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-22-2
.
(4)
"All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-22-2
.
(5)
"Authorized emergency vehicle" includes:
(a)
a fire department vehicle;
(b)
a police vehicle;
(c)
an ambulance; and
(d)
other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the 
Department of Public Safety.
(6)
"Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53-3-102
.
(7)
(a)
"Bicycle" means a wheeled vehicle:
(i)
propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
(ii)
with a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
(iii)
designed to be operated on the ground; and
(iv)
whose wheels are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
(b)
"Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
(c)
"Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
(8)
(a)
"Bicycle lane" means a portion of a highway that has been designated by a 
highway authority through striping, signage, pavement markings, or barriers for the 
preferential or exclusive use of bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, and motor assisted 
scooter traffic.
(b)
"Bicycle lane" does not include shared lanes intended for both motor vehicle and 
bicycle travel.
(8)
(9)
(a)
"Bus" means a motor vehicle:
(i)
designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of 
persons; or
(ii)
designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
(b)
"Bus" does not include a taxicab.
(9)
(10)
(a)
"Circular intersection" means an intersection that has an island, generally 
circular in design, located in the center of the intersection where traffic passes to the 
right of the island.
(b)
"Circular intersection" includes:
(i)
roundabouts;
(ii)
rotaries; and
(iii)
traffic circles.
(10)
(11)
"Class 1 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped 
with a motor or electronics that:
(a)
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
(b)
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
(11)
(12)
"Class 2 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped 
with a motor or electronics that:
(a)
may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
(b)
is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles 
per hour.
(12)
(13)
"Class 3 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle equipped 
with a motor or electronics that:
(a)
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
(b)
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour; 
and
(c)
is equipped with a speedometer.
(13)
(14)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
(14)
(15)
"Controlled-access highway" means a highway, street, or roadway:
(a)
designed primarily for through traffic; and
(b)
to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no 
legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having 
jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.
(15)
(16)
"Crosswalk" means:
(a)
that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral 
lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
(i)
(A)
the curbs; or
(B)
in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
(ii)
in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway 
included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right 
angles to the centerline; or
(b)
any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for 
pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
(16)
(17)
"Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
(17)
(18)
"Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which:
(a)
visual contact is maintained; and
(b)
advice and assistance can be given and received.
(18)
(19)
"Divided highway" means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
(a)
an unpaved intervening space;
(b)
a physical barrier; or
(c)
a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
(19)
(20)
"Echelon formation" means the operation of two or more snowplows arranged 
side-by-side or diagonally across multiple lanes of traffic of a multi-lane highway to 
clear snow from two or more lanes at once.
(20)
(21)
(a)
"Electric assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
(i)
has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
(ii)
has fully operable pedals;
(iii)
has permanently affixed cranks that were installed at the time of the original 
manufacture;
(iv)
is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
(v)
is one of the following:
(A)
a class 1 electric assisted bicycle;
(B)
a class 2 electric assisted bicycle;
(C)
a class 3 electric assisted bicycle; or
(D)
a programmable electric assisted bicycle.
(b)
"Electric assisted bicycle" does not include:
(i)
a moped;
(ii)
a motor assisted scooter;
(iii)
a motorcycle;
(iv)
a motor-driven cycle; or
(v)
any other vehicle with less than four wheels that is designed, manufactured, 
intended, or advertised by the seller to have any of the following capabilities or 
features, or that is modifiable or is modified to have any of the following 
capabilities or features:
(A)
has the ability to attain the speed of 20 miles per hour or greater on motor 
power alone;
(B)
is equipped with a continuous rated motor power of 750 watts or greater;
(C)
is equipped with foot pegs for the operator at the time of manufacture, or 
requires installation of a pedal kit to have operable pedals; or
(D)
if equipped with multiple operating modes and a throttle, has one or more 
modes that exceed 20 miles per hour on motor power alone.
(21)
(22)
(a)
"Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing device 
with:
(i)
two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;
(ii)
a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating 
conditions;
(iii)
an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750 
watts;
(iv)
a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12.5 miles per hour; and
(v)
a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device.
(b)
"Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include a wheelchair.
(22)
(23)
"Explosives" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture commonly 
used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any 
oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities, or 
packing so that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any 
part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases, 
and the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on 
contiguous objects or of causing death or serious bodily injury.
(23)
(24)
"Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm 
implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
(24)
(25)
"Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flashpoint of 100 degrees F. or less, 
as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
(25)
(26)
"Freeway" means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate system 
as defined in Section 
72-1-102
.
(26)
(27)
(a)
"Golf cart" means a device that:
(i)
is designed for transportation by players on a golf course;
(ii)
has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground;
(iii)
has an unladen weight of less than 1,800 pounds;
(iv)
is designed to operate at low speeds; and
(v)
is designed to carry not more than six persons including the driver.
(b)
"Golf cart" does not include:
(i)
a low-speed vehicle or an off-highway vehicle;
(ii)
a motorized wheelchair;
(iii)
an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(iv)
an electric assisted bicycle;
(v)
a motor assisted scooter;
(vi)
a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1119
; or
(vii)
a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1120
.
(27)
(28)
"Gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines that is between a 
continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the continuing lane 
including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
(28)
(29)
"Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the weight of 
any load on the vehicle.
(29)
(30)
"Hi-rail vehicle" means a roadway maintenance vehicle that is:
(a)
manufactured to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; and
(b)
equipped with retractable flanged wheels that allow the vehicle to travel on a 
highway or railroad tracks.
(30)
(31)
"Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place 
of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for 
vehicular travel.
(31)
(32)
"Highway authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
72-1-102
.
(32)
(33)
(a)
"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or 
connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the 
roadways of two or more highways that join one another.
(b)
Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart:
(i)
every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting 
highway is a separate intersection; and
(ii)
if the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then 
every crossing of two roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
(c)
"Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
(33)
(34)
"Island" means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control of 
vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
(a)
pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow lines 
surrounding the perimeter of the area;
(b)
channelizing devices;
(c)
curbs;
(d)
pavement edges; or
(e)
other devices.
(34)
(35)
"Lane filtering" means, when operating a motorcycle other than an autocycle, the 
act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped in the same direction of 
travel in the same lane.
(35)
(36)
"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is as defined in Section 
53-1-102
.
(36)
(37)
"Limited access highway" means a highway:
(a)
that is designated specifically for through traffic; and
(b)
over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other 
persons have any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of 
access, light, air, or view.
(37)
(38)
"Local highway authority" means the legislative, executive, or governing body of 
a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating 
to traffic under the constitution and laws of the state.
(38)
(39)
(a)
"Low-speed vehicle" means a four wheeled motor vehicle that:
(i)
is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
(ii)
has a capacity of not more than six passengers, including a conventional driver or 
fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
.
(b)
"Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golfcart or an off-highway vehicle.
(39)
(40)
"Metal tire" means a tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is 
wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
(40)
(41)
(a)
"Mini-motorcycle" means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that has a 
seat or saddle that is less than 24 inches from the ground as measured on a level 
surface with properly inflated tires.
(b)
"Mini-motorcycle" does not include a moped or a motor assisted scooter.
(c)
"Mini-motorcycle" does not include a motorcycle that is:
(i)
designed for off-highway use; and
(ii)
registered as an off-highway vehicle under Section 
41-22-3
.
(41)
(42)
"Mobile home" means:
(a)
a trailer or semitrailer that is:
(i)
designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping 
place either permanently or temporarily; and
(ii)
equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
(b)
a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed 
for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection 
(41)(a)
(42)(a)
, but that is instead 
used permanently or temporarily for:
(i)
the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
(ii)
any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the 
transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
(42)
(43)
"Mobility disability" means the inability of a person to use one or more of the 
person's extremities or difficulty with motor skills, that may include limitations with 
walking, grasping, or lifting an object, caused by a neuro-muscular, orthopedic, or other 
condition.
(43)
(44)
(a)
"Moped" means a motor-driven cycle having:
(i)
pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
(ii)
a motor that:
(A)
produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
(B)
is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour 
on level ground.
(b)
If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic 
centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or 
automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is 
engaged.
(c)
"Moped" does not include:
(i)
an electric assisted bicycle; or
(ii)
a motor assisted scooter.
(44)
(45)
(a)
"Motor assisted scooter" means a self-propelled device with:
(i)
at least two wheels in contact with the ground;
(ii)
a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
(iii)
an electric motor not exceeding 2,000 watts;
(iv)
either:
(A)
handlebars and a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device; 
or
(B)
handlebars and a seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while 
operating the device;
(v)
a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone; and
(vi)
a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour on a paved level surface.
(b)
"Motor assisted scooter" does not include:
(i)
an electric assisted bicycle; or
(ii)
a motor-driven cycle.
(45)
(46)
(a)
"Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is 
propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated 
upon rails.
(b)
"Motor vehicle" does not include:
(i)
vehicles moved solely by human power;
(ii)
motorized wheelchairs;
(iii)
an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(iv)
an electric assisted bicycle;
(v)
a motor assisted scooter;
(vi)
a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1119
; or
(vii)
a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1120
.
(46)
(47)
"Motorcycle" means:
(a)
a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider 
and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
(b)
an autocycle.
(47)
(48)
(a)
"Motor-driven cycle" means a motorcycle, moped, and a motorized bicycle 
having:
(i)
an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
(ii)
a motor that produces not more than five horsepower.
(b)
"Motor-driven cycle" does not include:
(i)
an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(ii)
a motor assisted scooter; or
(iii)
an electric assisted bicycle.
(48)
(49)
"Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined 
under Section 
41-22-2
.
(49)
(50)
"Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined under Section 
41-22-2
.
(50)
(51)
"Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-1a-102
.
(51)
(52)
"Operator" means:
(a)
a human driver, as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
, that operates a vehicle; or
(b)
an automated driving system, as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
, that operates a 
vehicle.
(52)
(53)
"Other on-track equipment" means a railroad car, hi-rail vehicle, rolling stock, or 
other device operated, alone or coupled with another device, on stationary rails.
(53)
(54)
(a)
"Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is 
occupied or not.
(b)
"Park" or "parking" does not include:
(i)
the standing of a vehicle temporarily for the purpose of and while actually 
engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers; or
(ii)
a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving system that has achieved a 
minimal risk condition, as those terms are defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
.
(54)
(55)
"Peace officer" means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, 
Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for 
violations of traffic laws.
(55)
(56)
"Pedestrian" means a person traveling:
(a)
on foot; or
(b)
in a wheelchair.
(56)
(57)
"Pedestrian traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal used to regulate 
pedestrians.
(57)
(58)
"Person" means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, 
business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint 
venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial 
entity.
(58)
(59)
"Pole trailer" means a vehicle without motive power:
(a)
designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means 
of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle; 
and
(b)
that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including poles, 
pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams 
between the supporting connections.
(59)
(60)
"Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership and 
used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission 
from the owner, but not by other persons.
(60)
(61)
"Programmable electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle with 
capability to switch or be programmed to function as a class 1 electric assisted bicycle, 
class 2 electric assisted bicycle, or class 3 electric assisted bicycle, provided that the 
electric assisted bicycle fully conforms with the respective requirements of each class of 
electric assisted bicycle when operated in that mode.
(61)
(62)
"Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on 
stationary rails.
(62)
(63)
"Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a 
public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of 
railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
(63)
(64)
"Railroad train" means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy, coupled 
with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails.
(64)
(65)
"Restored-modified vehicle" means the same as the term defined in Section 
41-1a-102
.
(65)
(66)
"Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a 
lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under 
circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision 
unless one grants precedence to the other.
(66)
(67)
(a)
"Roadway" means that portion of highway improved, designed, or 
ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(b)
"Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of 
them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehicles.
(c)
"Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if a 
highway includes two or more separate roadways.
(67)
(68)
"Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for 
the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate 
signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
(68)
(69)
(a)
"School bus" means a motor vehicle that:
(i)
complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition 
of "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
(ii)
is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities.
(b)
"School bus" does not include a vehicle operated by a common carrier in 
transportation of school children to or from school or school activities.
(69)
(70)
(a)
"Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power:
(i)
designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle; 
and
(ii)
constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is 
carried by another vehicle.
(b)
"Semitrailer" does not include a pole trailer.
(70)
(71)
"Shoulder area" means:
(a)
that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement 
edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
Devices"; or
(b)
that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped 
vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support.
(71)
(72)
"Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral 
lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
(72)
(73)
(a)
"Soft-surface trail" means a marked trail surfaced with sand, rock, or dirt 
that is designated for the use of a bicycle.
(b)
"Soft-surface trail" does not mean a trail:
(i)
where the use of a motor vehicle or an electric assisted bicycle is prohibited by a 
federal law, regulation, or rule; or
(ii)
located in whole or in part on land granted to the state or a political subdivision 
subject to a conservation easement that prohibits the use of a motorized vehicle.
(73)
(74)
"Solid rubber tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not 
depend on compressed air for the support of the load.
(74)
(75)
"Stand" or "standing" means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether 
occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or 
discharging passengers.
(75)
(76)
"Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement.
(76)
(77)
"Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting even momentarily of a 
vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when:
(a)
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or
(b)
in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device.
(77)
(78)
"Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means an all-terrain type I 
vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet 
the requirements of Section 
41-6a-1509
 to operate on highways in the state in 
accordance with Section 
41-6a-1509
.
(78)
(79)
"Street-legal novel vehicle" means a vehicle registered as a novel vehicle under 
Section 
41-27-201
 that is modified to meet the requirements of Section 
41-6a-1509
 to 
operate on highways in the state in accordance 
with 
with Section 
41-6a-1509
.
(79)
(80)
"Tow truck operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
72-9-102
.
(80)
(81)
"Tow truck motor carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
72-9-102
.
(81)
(82)
"Traffic" means pedestrians, 
bicyclists, 
ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and 
other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of 
travel.
(82)
(83)
"Traffic signal preemption device" means an instrument or mechanism designed, 
intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal.
(83)
(84)
"Traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent 
with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, 
warning, or guiding traffic.
(84)
(85)
"Traffic-control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, or 
mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to 
proceed.
(85)
(86)
(a)
"Trailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for 
carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed 
so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
(b)
"Trailer" does not include a pole trailer.
(86)
(87)
"Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the 
transportation of property.
(87)
(88)
"Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle:
(a)
designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
(b)
constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck 
tractor.
(88)
(89)
"Two-way left turn lane" means a lane:
(a)
provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
(b)
that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
(c)
that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane 
markings.
(89)
(90)
"Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street, in 
which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at 
intervals of less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
(90)
(91)
"Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be 
transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1120
, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
Section 2, Section 
41-6a-710
 is amended to read:
41-6a-710
. Roadway divided into marked lanes -- Provisions -- Traffic-control 
devices.
On a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following 
provisions apply and any violation of this section is an infraction:
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(1)(c)
, a person operating a vehicle:
(i)
shall keep the vehicle as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and
(ii)
may not move the vehicle from the lane until the operator has reasonably 
determined the movement can be made safely.
(b)
A determination under Subsection 
(1)(a)(ii)
 is reasonable if a reasonable person 
acting under the same conditions and having regard for actual and potential hazards 
then existing would determine that the movement could be made safely.
(c)
Subsection 
(1)(a)
 does not apply to an individual operating a motorcycle engaging in 
lane filtering as described in Section 
41-6a-704
.
(2)
(a)
On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for two-way 
movement of traffic, a person operating a vehicle may not drive in the center lane 
except:
(i)
when overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction, and 
when the center lane is:
(A)
clear of traffic within a safe distance; and
(B)
not a two-way left turn lane;
(ii)
in preparation of making or completing a left turn in compliance with Section 
41-6a-801
; or
(iii)
where the center lane is allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same 
direction that the vehicle is proceeding as indicated by traffic-control devices.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(2)(a)(i)
 and in accordance with Subsection 
(1)(a)
, a 
person operating a vehicle may drive in a center lane that is a two-way left turn lane 
if:
(i)
the center lane is:
(A)
on a roadway divided into three or more lanes that provides for two-way 
movement of traffic; and
(B)
clear of traffic within a safe distance;
(ii)
there is only one lane of travel in the direction the person operating the vehicle is 
traveling; and
(iii)
the person operating the vehicle is overtaking and passing a bicycle or moped 
that is moving at less than the reasonable speed of traffic that is present.
(3)
(a)
A highway authority may erect traffic-control devices directing specified traffic to 
use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a 
particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway.
(b)
An operator of a vehicle shall obey the directions of a traffic-control device erected 
under Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
(4)
(a)
A person operating a motor vehicle may not drive within a bicycle lane except:
(i)
to cross a bicycle lane when turning into an intersection, street, alley, driveway, or 
other parking area;
(ii)
when responding to striping, traffic control devices, or emergency conditions; or
(iii)
while operating:
(A)
an authorized emergency vehicle;
(B)
a snow removal vehicle;
(C)
a vehicle providing municipal-type services, as defined in Section 
19-3-303
;
(D)
a school bus or transit vehicle, as defined in Section 
17B-2a-802
, to load or 
unload passengers; or
(E)
a vehicle used by a postal service, as defined in Section 
76-6-1001
.
(b)
A person operating a motor vehicle within a bicycle lane as described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i) shall yield the right of way to all bicycle traffic within the lane.
Section 3, Section 
41-6a-1401
 is amended to read:
41-6a-1401
. Standing or parking vehicles -- Restrictions and exceptions.
(1)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law, 
the directions of a peace officer, or a traffic-control device, a person may not:
(a)
stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
(i)
on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a 
street;
(ii)
on a sidewalk;
(iii)
within an intersection;
(iv)
on a crosswalk;
(v)
between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the 
curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is 
indicated by signs or markings;
(vi)
alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, 
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
(vii)
on any bridge or other elevated structure, on a highway, or within a highway 
tunnel;
(viii)
on any railroad tracks;
(ix)
on any controlled-access highway;
(x)
in the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;
 or
(xi)
any place where a traffic-control device prohibits stopping, standing, or parking;
or
(xii)
within a bicycle lane;
(b)
stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or 
discharge a passenger or passengers:
(i)
in front of a public or private driveway;
(ii)
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(iii)
within 20 feet of a crosswalk;
(iv)
within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or 
traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(v)
within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a 
street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when 
properly signposted; 
(vi)
at any place where a traffic-control device prohibits standing; or
(vii)
at capitol hill, as defined in Section 
63O-1-101
, in a parking space identified as 
reserved for specific users, without:
(A)
approval by the executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board 
created in Section 
63O-2-201
; and
(B)
a properly displayed placard or other identifying marker approved by the 
executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board to indicate this 
approval; or
(c)
park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and 
while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:
(i)
within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
(ii)
at any place where traffic-control devices prohibit parking.
(2)
A person may not move a vehicle that is not lawfully under the person's control into any 
prohibited area or into an unlawful distance from the curb.
(3)
This section does not apply to a tow truck motor carrier responding to a customer 
service call if the tow truck motor carrier has already received authorization from the 
local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the vehicle to be towed is located.
Section 4, Section 
72-7-105
 is amended to read:
72-7-105
. Obstructing traffic on sidewalks or highways prohibited.
(1)
A person may not:
(a)
drive or place any vehicle, animal, or other 
thing
object
 upon or along any sidewalk 
except in crossing the sidewalk to or from abutting property; or
(b)
permit the vehicle, animal, or other 
thing
object
 to remain on or across any sidewalk 
in a way that impedes or obstructs the ordinary use of the sidewalk.
(2)
(a)
Except 
under
as described in
 Subsection 
(2)(b)
, vehicles, building material, or 
other similar 
things
objects
 may be placed temporarily on highways in a manner that 
will not impede, endanger, or obstruct ordinary traffic.
(b)
A highway authority may prohibit or may require the removal of vehicles, building 
material, or other obstructions on any highway under their jurisdiction.
(3)
A highway authority may obstruct or allow obstruction of a bicycle lane, as defined in 
Section 
41-6a-102
, to facilitate highway management, including maintenance, repair, 
and improvement of infrastructure.
(4)
A highway authority that obstructs or allows obstruction of a bicycle lane as described 
in Subsection 
(3)
 shall take reasonable action to:
(a)
utilize alternative space adjacent to the bicycle lane prior to obstructing the bicycle 
lane;
(b)
minimize the obstruction; or
(c)
provide an alternate route for bicycle traffic.
(5)
A violation of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
Section 5. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
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