By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3587) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., for legislation to regulate the operation of motor vehicles in the vicinity of snow removal equipment.  Transportation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the operation of motor vehicles in the presence of snow removial equipment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 89 Section 7 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

Section 7C -  All motor vehicles shall remain at a distance of 500 feet from any piece of snow/ice removal equipment when said piece of equipment is traveling upon a public way and in the process of clearing snow and/or ice.   Furthermore this Section shall apply to the aforementioned equipment whether publicly or privately operated and shall include but not be limited to: any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of clearing snow, any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of spreading sand and/or salt.