Full question:
What is the law relating to overtaking or passing bicycles in Missouri?
- Category: Automobiles
- Subcategory: Traffic Laws
- Date:
- State: Missouri
Answer:
Missouri does not have any law directly on point. However, there is a specific vehicle-overtaking-bicycle law, Overtaking law, “304.678 Distance to be maintained when overtaking a bicycle.”, which states that “the operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in section 300.010, RSMo, shall leave a safe distance, when passing the bicycle, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.” The statute further states that “any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction unless an accident is involved in which case it shall be a class C misdemeanor.”
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