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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session |
Senate: TTMC DP 5-2-0-0 | 3rd Read 16-13-1-0 |
SB1299: traffic control; right on red
Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Overview
Requires a registered engineer to evaluate an intersection to determine that allowing a right turn on a red signal is unsafe before a right turn on a red signal may be prohibited at that intersection.
History
Statute outlines requirements that a driver must follow when approaching an intersection with a lighted traffic control signal. When vehicular traffic faces a steady red signal, all traffic must stop before entering the intersection and must remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown.
A driver of a vehicle that is stopped due to a red signal and that is as close as practicable to the entrance to the crosswalk or intersection and is on the near side of the intersection may take a right turn but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal. A right turn on a red signal may be prohibited if a sign is erected prohibiting the turn at the intersection (A.R.S. § 28-645).
Provisions
1. Directs a registered engineer to evaluate an intersection and determine that allowing a right turn on a red signal is unsafe, either at all times or on specific days and times before a right turn on a red signal may be prohibited. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the registered engineer's determination that a right turn on a red signal at an intersection is unsafe to be documented. (Sec. 1)
3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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