House Bill No. 5740
House Bill No. 5740
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-165
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF
BICYCLISTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) A surcharge shall be imposed
equivalent to one hundred per cent of the fine
established or imposed for a violation of
subsection (e) of section 14-242, section 14-245,
14-246a, 14-247 or 14-247a of the general statutes
for such violation when the driver of a vehicle
fails to grant or yield the right-of-way to a
person riding a bicycle, as defined in section
14-286 of the general statutes, as amended.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 13b-61 of
the general statutes, as amended by section 2 of
public act 97-309, is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of
subsection (a) of this section to the contrary,
there shall be paid promptly to the State
Treasurer and thereupon, unless required to be
applied by the terms of any lien, pledge or
obligation created by or pursuant to the 1954
declaration, part III (C) of chapter 240, credited
to the Special Transportation Fund:
(1) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of, or derived from, sections
12-458, AS AMENDED, and 12-479, provided the State
Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue to
the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1984, the amount of tax levied in accordance
with said sections 12-458 and 12-479, on all fuel
sold or used prior to the end of said fiscal year
and which tax is received no later than July 31,
1984;
(2) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of, or derived from, motor
vehicle receipts;
(3) On and after July 1, 1984, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of, or derived from, (A)
subsection (a) of section 14-192 and (B) royalty
payments for retail sales of gasoline pursuant to
section 13a-80;
(4) On and after July 1, 1985, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of, or derived from, license,
permit and fee revenues as defined in section
13b-59, except as provided under subdivision (3)
of this subsection;
(5) On or after July 1, 1989, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of, or derived from, section
13b-70;
(6) On and after July 1, 1984, all
transportation-related federal revenues of the
state;
(7) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from fees for the
relocation of a gasoline station under section
14-320;
(8) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from, section
14-319;
(9) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from fees
collected pursuant to section 14-327b for motor
fuel quality registration of distributors;
(10) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account or derived from annual
registration fees for motor fuel dispensers and
weighing or measuring devices pursuant to section
43-3;
(11) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account or derived from fees for the
issuance of identity cards pursuant to section
1-1h;
(12) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from safety fees
pursuant to subsection (w) of section 14-49, AS
AMENDED;
(13) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from late fees
for the emissions inspection of motor vehicles
pursuant to subsection (g) of section 14-164c;
[and]
(14) On and after July 1, 1997, all moneys
received or collected by the state or any officer
thereof on account of or derived from the sale of
information by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-50a;
[shall be credited to the Special Transportation
Fund] AND
(15) ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ACT, ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE STATE OR ANY
OFFICER THEREOF ON ACCOUNT OF OR DERIVED FROM
SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT.
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 14-286b of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a
roadway shall ride as near to the right side of
the roadway as practicable, [exercising due care
when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding
in the same direction] EXCEPT WHEN (1) MAKING A
LEFT TURN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION
14-241, (2) OVERTAKING AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE
PROCEEDING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, (3) OVERTAKING
AND PASSING PEDESTRIANS, PARKED VEHICLES, ANIMALS
OR OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY,
AND (4) WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IS
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC WHILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR
REPAIR.
Approved June 4, 1998