Bill Text: PA HB1944 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for traffic-control signals and for pedestrian-control signals.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-10-31 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB1944 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1944-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2666
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1944 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY KRIEGER, CALTAGIRONE, EVANKOVICH, THOMAS, DALEY, GINGRICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND KULA, OCTOBER 31, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 31, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for traffic-control signals and
for pedestrian-control signals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 3112(a)(1)(ii) and 3113(a)(1) of Title
75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to
read:
§ 3112. Traffic-control signals.
(a) General rule.--Whenever traffic is controlled by
traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or
colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in
combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be
used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word
legend, and the lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of
vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(1) Green indication.--
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(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal,
shown alone or in combination with another indication,
may enter the intersection only to make the movement
indicated by the arrow, or such other movement as is
permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
[Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to
pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to
other traffic lawfully using the intersection.] A green
arrow signal shall not be displayed at a signalized
intersection whenever a pedestrian-control signal at that
intersection is showing the word "Walk" or walking person
symbol in any direction at that intersection.
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§ 3113. Pedestrian-control signals.
(a) General rule.--Whenever special pedestrian-control
signals exhibiting words or symbols are in place, the signals
shall indicate as follows:
(1) Word "Walk" or walking person symbol.--Pedestrians
facing the signal should proceed across the roadway in the
direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way
by the drivers of all vehicles. At no time shall any vehicle
proceed in any direction through a signalized intersection
equipped with pedestrian-control signals when the word "Walk"
or walking person symbol is showing in any direction at that
intersection.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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