HP0768, LD 1075, item 1, An Act To Allow Motorists To Proceed through an Intersection after Stopping for a Red Light

An Act To Allow Motorists To Proceed through an Intersection after Stopping for a Red Light

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§1, ¶C, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §36 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

C. A red light, if steady and circular, means:

(1) The operator must stop and remain stationary until an indication to proceed is shown; or

(2) The operator may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right proceed straight through or turn right or left after stopping if:

(a) Not prohibited by an appropriate sign such as "NO RIGHT TURN PROCEEDING ON RED"; and

(b) The operator executing a turn or proceeding straight through yields the right-of-way to pedestrians on a crosswalk and to a vehicle having a green signal at the intersection.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

2. Basis for prohibiting proceeding. A municipality or the Department of Transportation, in determining whether to prohibit a proceeding straight through or turning right turn or left on a red light, must consider at least the following factors:

A. The proximity to that light of schools, fire stations, residences or institutions for the blind;

B. The number of pedestrians using the intersection; and

C. The complexity of the intersection.

summary

This bill allows a vehicle to proceed straight through or turn right or left after stopping at a red light if conditions allow and if there is no sign indicating it is prohibited.

HP0768 LD 1075	Session - 126th Maine Legislature		LR 1368 Item 1
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