ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: TTMC DP 5-2-0-0 | 3^rd Read 16-13-1-0 House: TI DP 9-2-0-0 | 3^rd Read 31-28-0-0-1

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SB1299: traffic control; right on red

Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27

Transmitted to the Governor

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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