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HB 423 "Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Allows any county, city, or town to have a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program. No such program shall be instituted solely to generate revenue. Certain functions hitherto authorized to be performed by technicians or employees must now be performed by law-enforcement officers. Photo-monitoring system cameras may not record the image of a vehicle proceeding legally through an intersection during the green phase of a signal, unless the image appears incidental to the recorded image of a vehicle illegally entering an intersection during the red phase of a signal. When selecting intersections for a traffic light signal violation photo-monitoring system, localities must consider factors such as the accident rate for the intersection, the number of red light violations occurring at the intersection, the difficulty experienced by law-enforcement officers in patrol cars or on foot in apprehending violators and the ability of law-enforcement officers to apprehend violators safely within a reasonable distance of the violation. The timing of the yellow phase of the signal at intersections being monitored must meet or exceed the minimum time recommended by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Localities that use photo-monitoring systems must place conspicuous signs indicating this at or near the boundary of the locality on all primary highways. Prior to or coincident with implementation or expansion of a "photo-red" program, a locality must implement a public awareness program. The July 1, 2005, "sunset" on "photo-red" programs is repealed.


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