SB 1144

Upon approaching a stationary recovery vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle, solid waste vehicle, utility service vehicle, or stationary vehicle when the vehicle is giving a signal by use of auth orized flashing lights or flashing hazard lights, present law requires a person who drives an approaching vehicle to proceed with due caution and take other measures described in present law, including changing lanes or reducing the speed of the vehicle if changing lanes would be impossible. This bill adds that, upon approaching a slow-moving or stationary farm tractor or instrument of husbandry that is in an adjacent lane or on the shoulder of the road or highway and that displays a slow-moving vehicle indicator, a person who drives an approaching vehicle must , proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle while maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, and, if possible, make a lane change with due regard to safety and traffic conditio ns. "Slow-moving vehicle indicator"" includes (i) the use of flashing hazard lights, (ii) the display of two red flags or two florescent orange flags, or a combination of such flags, that are each at least 18 inches square, made of cloth, synthetic, or man -made material, or (iii) a slow-moving vehicle sign that is a reflective orange triangle."