1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; amending requirements for person operating a 
1.3 	bicycle to stop at stop sign or traffic-control signal;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2008, 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 2008, 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 
1.9 	the vicinity" means located in an intersection or approaching an intersection so closely 
1.10 	as to constitute a hazard during the time a person operating a bicycle would be moving 
1.11 	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, if the 
1.16 	person is at least 16 years of age:
1.17 	(1) if the traffic-control device is a stop sign, notwithstanding subdivision 1 
1.18 	and section 169.06, subdivision 4, the person may make a turn or proceed through the 
1.19 	intersection without stopping; and
1.20 	(2) if the traffic-control device is a traffic-control signal, notwithstanding subdivision 
1.21 	1 and section 169.06, subdivision 5:
1.22 	(i) the person may make a right-hand turn, or a left-hand turn onto a one-way 
1.23 	roadway, without stopping; and
2.1 	(ii) the person may proceed through the intersection after stopping but before the 
2.2 	traffic-control signal indication changes to green, if no vehicle is in the vicinity.
2.3 	(c) Nothing in this section alters the right-of-way requirements under section 169.20. 
2.4 	The provisions under this section do not apply when traffic is controlled by a traffic or 
2.5 	peace officer.