Text of
legislation filed by MMS for the 2015-16 session of the Massachusetts
Legislature:
Section 11B of Chapter 85 of Massachusetts General Laws
is hereby amended by the deletion of “16 years of age or younger” from line 36
of paragraph (2)(iii); and,
Section 11B of Chapter 85 of Massachusetts General Laws is
hereby amended by adding a new paragraph after line 110 which reads:
“The
Department of Public Health, or other appropriate state agency, shall pursue
means by which to encourage bicycle operators to wear highly-visible waist-up
clothing while bicycling. Such clothing should be fluorescent with reflective
areas for visibility both during daylight and darkness, as consistent with the
conspicuity standards of the American National Standards Institute.”
