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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-735 (2026)

Overtaking bicycles; civil penalties

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28-735. Overtaking bicycles; civil penalties

A. When overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction, a person driving a motor vehicle shall exercise due care by leaving a safe distance between the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than three feet until the motor vehicle is safely past the overtaken bicycle.

B. If a person violates this section and the violation results in a collision causing:

1. Serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 to another person, the violator is subject to a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars.

2. Death to another person, the violator is subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a bicyclist who is injured in a vehicular traffic lane when a designated bicycle lane or path is present and passable.  

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: State v. Hon gordon/owen, 544 P.3d 673 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
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State v. Hon gordon/owen, 544 P.3d 673 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “, A.R.S. § 28-735 (establishing a civil penalty when a driver fails to leave a safe distance between his or her vehicle and a bicycle, and “the violation results in a collision,” causing serious physical injury or death (emphasis added)); A.”
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