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1 1 Section 1. PILOT PROJECT – PLACEMENT OF FLASHING TRAFFIC
1 2 SIGNALS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section
1 3 321.257, the state department of transportation shall
1 4 establish a two-year pilot project by identifying five
1 5 intersections in the state that have traffic control signals
1 6 where there have been increased rates of traffic citations or
1 7 traffic accidents resulting from the failure to yield to or
1 8 obey traffic control signals at the intersection. The
1 9 department shall place or program traffic control signals at
1 10 each of the identified intersections so that the signals
1 11 provide a green light that flashes three times, at intervals
1 12 selected by the department, prior to turning yellow and then
1 13 red. If the intersections identified by the department for
1 14 the pilot project are under the jurisdiction of a governmental
1 15 subdivision, the department shall facilitate placement or
1 16 programming of the traffic control signals in coordination
1 17 with that governmental subdivision. The department shall
1 18 submit a report to the general assembly on or before December
1 19 1, 2004, regarding the pilot project and the department's
1 20 recommendations regarding whether to continue or expand the
1 21 project.
1 22 EXPLANATION
1 23 This bill requires the state department of transportation
1 24 to establish a two-year pilot project that identifies five
1 25 intersections in the state that have traffic control signals
1 26 where there have been increased rates of traffic citations or
1 27 accidents resulting from the failure to yield to or obey the
1 28 traffic control signals. The department is directed to place
1 29 or program traffic control signals at each of the identified
1 30 intersections so that the signals provide a green light that
1 31 flashes three times, at intervals selected by the department,
1 32 before turning yellow and then red. If the intersections
1 33 chosen by the department for the pilot project are under the
1 34 jurisdiction of a governmental subdivision, the department
1 35 shall coordinate placement or programming of the traffic
2 1 control signals in coordination with that governmental
2 2 subdivision. The department must submit a report to the
2 3 general assembly on or before December 1, 2004, regarding the
2 4 pilot project and the department's recommendations concerning
2 5 the continuation or expansion of the project.
2 6 LSB 5953HH 79
2 7 av/sh/8
Text: HF02368 Text: HF02370 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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