SB 285 — Revises provisions relating to transportation. (BDR 43-965)

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HARRIS M ARCH 22, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to transportation.

(BDR 43-965) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Under existing law, a person may not operate a school for training drivers, or engage in the business of giving instruction for hire in driving motor vehicles or in the preparation for an applicant for an examination by the Department of Motor Vehicles for a driver’s license, unless the person has obtained a license to operate a requires each course provided by a school for training drivers tofrom includethe instructionDepartment. in:

(NRS 483.700) Existing law also requires each course provided by a school for training drivers to include instruction in:

(NRS 483.725) Section 1 of this bill requires the course to also provide instruction on the rules of the road relating to pedestrians and personspersExisting ridinglaw bicycles,requires the driver of a motor vehicle to exercise due care when overtaking or passing a bicycle, an electric bicyclesbicycle andor an electric scooters.scooter and:

overtaking or passing a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter and:

and (2) if there is only one lane for traffic proceeding in the same direction, pass on the left at a prescribed safe distance and not move to the right side of the highway until the - *SB285_R1* – 2 – vehicle is safely clear of the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter.

(NRS 484B.270) Section 2 of this bill provides that if there is only one lane for traffic proceeding in the same direction, the driver, if it is safe, may pass at the prescribed safe distance to the left of the center of the highway, even in a no-passing zone, unless limited or prohibited by certain other restrictions or prohibitions on overtaking on the left side.

Under existing law, persons riding bicycles, electric bicycles and electric scooters are subject to certain duties and responsibilities when operating on the roadways of this State.

(NRS 484B.760-484B.785) Existing law requires everyonevery the person operating a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter upon a roadway toat ridea aslawful nearrate toof thespeed rightcommensurate ofwith the roadwayspeed asof practicableany except:nearby traffic;

(1)(2)eling when travelingpreparing atto aturn lawfulleft; rate of speed commensurate with the speed of any nearby traffic;

(2) when preparing to turn left;

Under existing law, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) and in which a regional transportation commissionentlycommission does not exist, the board of county commissioners may adopt a Complete Streets - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – Program and plan and carry out projects as part of the Program.

(NRS 277A.285) A board of county highway commissioners may also adopt a policy for a Complete 403.575) Sections 4-6 of this bill require, to the extent practicable, any projects of a Complete Streets Program to integrate bicycle lanes and bicycleplan routes, facilities and signscarry intoout allprojects plans,as designs,part construction and maintenance of roads.the Program.

(NRS 403.575) Sections 4-6 alsoof expandthis bill require, to the definitionextent practicable, any projects of “Completea Complete Streets Program”Program to includeintegrate variousbicycle userslanes ofand roadsbicycle thatroutes, arefacilities underand thesigns jurisdictioninto ofall theplans, applicabledesigns, Completeconstruction Streetsand Program.maintenance of roads.

ExistingSections 4-6 also expand the definition of “Complete Streets Program” to include various users of roads that are under the jurisdiction of the applicable Complete Streets ProgExisting law requires the Department of Transportation to, in accordance with appropriate standards of design:

(1) integrate the consideration of motor vehicle recovery lanes and bicycle lanes and bicycle routes, facilities and signs into all plans, designs, construction and maintenance of highways;

and (2) to the extentallextent practicable, integrate the consideration of periodic turnouts for slower vehicles in plans, designs, construction and maintenance of highways that have one lane for travelingrequirements inby eachincluding direction.the consideration of users of roadways of all ages and abilities.

(NRSEXPLANATION 408.321)– SectionMatter 7in ofbolded thisitalics billis expandsnew; these requirements by including the consideration of users of roadways of all ages and abilities.

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

- *SB285_R1* – 3 – (b) The effect of drugs and alcohol on an operator of a motor vehicle.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – (a) Provisions for the licensing and operation of interactive courses that use communications technology;

(b) Provisions to ensure that interactive courses which use communications technology are secure, reliable and include measures for testing and security that are at least as secure as the measures for testing and security which would be available in an the ordinary classroom;

Sec.484B.270 NR1.

The driver of a motor vehicle shall notllows:

intentionally interfere with the movement of a person lawfully riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter.

NRS 484B.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

484B.270 1.

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not intentionally interfere with the movement of a person lawfully riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter.

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or (b) If there is only one lane for traffic proceeding in the same direction, pass to the left of the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter at a safe distance, which must be not less than 3 feet between any portion of the vehicle and the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter, and shall not move again to the right side of the highway until the vehicle is safely clear of the overtaken bicycle, - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – NRS 484B.213 and 484B.217, when passing to the left of a bicycle,d in electric bicycle or electric scooter.scooter at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between any portion of the vehicle and the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter, this paragraph authorizes the driver, if it is safe, to pass: