Bill Summary for H 716 (2017-2018)

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Bill: CMVS/USE OF PLATOONS.

Summary date: 

Apr 10 2017
S.L. 2017-169

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 716 (Public) Filed Monday, April 10, 2017
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAWS REGULATING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE ROAD DO NOT APPLY TO ANY NON‑LEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVELING WITHIN A PLATOON WHERE AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Intro. by Torbett.

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Amends GS 20-152 (Following too closely) to exempt the drivers of nonleading commercial motor vehicles traveling in a group of individual commercial motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner through the use of an electronically interconnected braking system (also known as a platoon). Effective July 1, 2017. Does not affect prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act.