Rep. Patricia Dillon

October 2, 2014

REP. DILLON HAILS NEW LAW THAT PROTECTS
PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS

The new law is about improving safety for vulnerable users of local roads.

Vulnerable users can be a pedestrian, a highway worker, a person riding a bicycle, a person using a skateboard or roller skates,, a person operating a tractor, a person using a wheelchair or motorized chair, or a sight impaired person their service animal.

The new law creates a maximum fine of one thousand dollars on a driver who fails to exercise reasonable care and causes the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.

Rep. Dillon has a strong commitment to improving pedestrian safety. She has led the charge for state funding for traffic-calming measures along Whaley Avenue and in Westville Village.


Legislative Office Building, Room 4019
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
(860) 240-8585 | 1-800-842-8267
Patricia.Dillon@cga.ct.gov