California Assembly Bill AB1845 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1845INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gilmore FEBRUARY 12, 2010 An act to amend Section 21462 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1845, as introduced, Gilmore. Vehicles: official traffic signals. Existing law generally requires the driver of a vehicle, the person in charge of an animal, a pedestrian, and the motorman of a streetcar to obey the instructions of any official traffic signal applicable to him and placed as provided by law, unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer or when it is necessary to avoid a collision or in the case of other emergency. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 21462 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 21462. The driver of  any   a  vehicle, the person in charge of  any   an  animal,  any   a  pedestrian, and the motorman of  any   a  streetcar shall obey the instructions of  any   an  official traffic signal  applicable   that applies  to him  or her  and  is  placed as provided by law, unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer or when it is necessary for the purpose of avoiding a collision or in case of other emergency, subject to the exemptions granted by Section 21055.