SB 1299
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: TTMC DP 5-2-0-0 | 3
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Read 16-13-1-0
House: TI DP 9-2-0-0
SB1299: traffic control; right on red
Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27
House Engrossed
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)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note