1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; amending requirements for a person operating 
1.3 	a bicycle to stop at a stop sign or traffic-control signal;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 169.222, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.222, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Bicycle stopping requirements. (a) For purposes of this section, "in the 
1.9 	vicinity" means located in an intersection or approaching an intersection so closely as to 
1.10 	constitute an immediate hazard during the time a person operating a bicycle would be 
1.11 	moving within the intersection.
1.12 	(b) A person operating a bicycle who approaches a stop sign or traffic-control signal 
1.13 	with a steady red indication, including a circular red signal or red arrow signal, shall slow 
1.14 	to a reasonable speed that allows for stopping promptly. If a vehicle is in the vicinity, the 
1.15 	person operating a bicycle shall stop before entering the intersection, and otherwise:
1.16 	(1) if the traffic-control device is a stop sign, notwithstanding subdivision 1 
1.17 	and section 169.06, subdivision 4, the person may make a turn or proceed through the 
1.18 	intersection without stopping; and
1.19 	(2) if the traffic-control device is a traffic-control signal, notwithstanding subdivision 
1.20 	1 and section 169.06, subdivision 5:
1.21 	(i) the person may make a right-hand turn, or a left-hand turn onto a one-way 
1.22 	roadway, without stopping; and
1.23 	(ii) the person may proceed through the intersection after stopping but before 
1.24 	traffic-control signal indication changes to green, if no vehicle is in the vicinity.
2.1 	(c) Nothing in this section alters the right-of-way requirements under section 169.20. 
2.2 	The provisions under this section do not apply when traffic is controlled by a traffic or 
2.3 	peace officer.