An Act To Require Motorists To Yield to Transit Buses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2053, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. Yield to transit buses. An operator of a vehicle on a public way that has a maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less shall yield the right-of-way to a transit bus traveling in the same direction as the vehicle if:
A. The transit bus is equipped with a yield sign on the left side of the rear of the transit bus that illuminates to signal the transit bus is reentering the traffic flow; and
B. The driver of the transit bus has illuminated the yield sign and has activated a turn signal to reenter the traffic flow from a bus stop or shoulder on a roadway.
For purposes of this subsection, "transit bus" means a bus operated or contracted by the State, a municipality or other political subdivision for the purpose of transporting members of the public from one destination to another but does not include a school bus.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.