AB 902, as introduced, Bloom. Bicycle riders.
Existing law provides that a person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab on a highway has the rights of, and is subject to specified existing provisions governing, the driver of a vehicle on a highway, except for those provisions that by their very nature can have no application. Existing law also provides that a peace officer, as defined, operating a bicycle during the course of his or her duties and under specified circumstances is exempt from those provisions, subject to specified limitations.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 21200 of the Vehicle Code is amended
2to read:
(a) A person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab
4upon a highway has begin deleteall end deletethe rights and is subject tobegin delete allend delete the provisions
5begin insert of this divisionend insert applicable to the driver of abegin delete vehicle by this division,end delete
P2 1begin insert vehicle,end insert including, but not limited to, provisions concerning driving
2under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, and by
3Division 10 (commencing with Section 20000), Section 27400,
4Division 16.7
(commencing with Section 39000), Division 17
5(commencing with Section 40000.1), and Division 18 (commencing
6with Section 42000), except those provisionsbegin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert by their
7very nature can have no application.
8(b) (1) A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing
9with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, operating
10a bicycle during the course of his or her duties is exempt from the
11requirements of subdivision (a), except as those requirements relate
12to driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, if
13the bicycle is being operated under any of the following
14circumstances:
15(A) In response to an emergency call.
16(B) While engaged in rescue operations.
17(C) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator
18of the law.
19(2) This subdivision does not relieve a peace officer from the
20duty to operate a bicycle with due regard for the safety ofbegin delete allend delete
21 persons using the highway.
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