Sec. 14-293b. Responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when approaching equestrians.
Sec. 14-293b. Responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when approaching
equestrians. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 specifying the responsibilities of an operator
of a vehicle when approaching a person riding a horse on a public highway, which
responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the obligation to reduce speed appropriately or to stop, if necessary, to avoid endangering the equestrian or frightening or
striking the horse. A statement concerning such responsibilities shall be printed in the
instruction manual for motor vehicle operation at the time of the next revision of such
manual.
(P.A. 85-75.)