SENATE BILL NO. 287


   February 9, 1999, Introduced by Senators VAN REGENMORTER, 
        ROGERS, STEIL and BULLARD and referred to the Committee on
        Judiciary.



        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 626c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 626C.  (1) A PERSON WHO COMMITS 3 OR MORE OF THE FOL-

 2    LOWING DURING A SINGLE CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF DRIVING IS GUILTY OF

 3    AGGRESSIVE DRIVING:

 4         (A) RECKLESS DRIVING UNDER SECTION 626.

 5         (B) CARELESS DRIVING UNDER SECTION 626B.

 6         (C) VIOLATION OF A SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHED UNDER

 7    SECTION 627, 627A, 628, OR 629.

 8         (D) FAILURE TO OBEY A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE AS PROVIDED IN

 9    SECTION 611.

10         (E) FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE TOO CLOSELY AS DESCRIBED IN

11    SECTION 643.


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 1         (F) OVERTAKING AND PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT BY DRIVING

 2    OFF THE PAVEMENT OR MAIN-TRAVELED PORTION OF THE ROADWAY AS PRO-

 3    VIDED IN SECTION 637(2).

 4         (G) FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AS DESCRIBED IN

 5    SECTION 649.

 6         (H) IMPROPER LANE CHANGES IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 642.

 7         (2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A

 8    CIVIL INFRACTION.








































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