Bill > S2097

This bill aims to promote bicycle safety by amending the definition of "vulnerable user" in the Massachusetts General Laws to include pedestrians, cyclists, and other non-motorized road users. It requires operators of motor vehicles to pass vulnerable users at a safe distance of at least 3 feet when traveling at 30 miles per hour or less, with an additional foot of clearance for every 10 miles per hour above 30 miles per hour. The bill also directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signage along public ways to notify motorists to share the road with vulnerable users from a safe distance, as required by the amended law.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2097