Amended IN Assembly May 25, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2363Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman and FrazierFebruary 14, 2018 An act to add and repeal Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic safety.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2363, as amended, Friedman. Vision Zero Task Force.Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to include in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices a requirement that the department and local authorities, when setting speed limits, round speed limits to the nearest 5 miles per hour of the 85th percentile speed of traffic as determined by an engineering and traffic survey. Existing law authorizes the department or a local authority to round the speed limit down to the lower 5 miles per hour increment in instances when the speed limit should be rounded up, but prohibits that speed limit from being further reduced for any reason.This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation, on or before January July 1, 2019, to establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force, which shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations. The bill would require the task force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to prepare and submit a report of findings based on the task forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020. The bill would require the report to include a detailed analysis of specified issues, including the existing process for establishing speed limits and a recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered. The provisions of the bill would be repealed on May 15, 2023. January 1, 2023.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) is added to Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile. 3097.This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Assembly May 25, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2363Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman and FrazierFebruary 14, 2018 An act to add and repeal Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic safety.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2363, as amended, Friedman. Vision Zero Task Force.Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to include in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices a requirement that the department and local authorities, when setting speed limits, round speed limits to the nearest 5 miles per hour of the 85th percentile speed of traffic as determined by an engineering and traffic survey. Existing law authorizes the department or a local authority to round the speed limit down to the lower 5 miles per hour increment in instances when the speed limit should be rounded up, but prohibits that speed limit from being further reduced for any reason.This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation, on or before January July 1, 2019, to establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force, which shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations. The bill would require the task force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to prepare and submit a report of findings based on the task forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020. The bill would require the report to include a detailed analysis of specified issues, including the existing process for establishing speed limits and a recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered. The provisions of the bill would be repealed on May 15, 2023. January 1, 2023.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 25, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018
Amended IN Assembly May 25, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2363
Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman and FrazierFebruary 14, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman and Frazier
February 14, 2018
An act to add and repeal Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2363, as amended, Friedman. Vision Zero Task Force.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to include in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices a requirement that the department and local authorities, when setting speed limits, round speed limits to the nearest 5 miles per hour of the 85th percentile speed of traffic as determined by an engineering and traffic survey. Existing law authorizes the department or a local authority to round the speed limit down to the lower 5 miles per hour increment in instances when the speed limit should be rounded up, but prohibits that speed limit from being further reduced for any reason.This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation, on or before January July 1, 2019, to establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force, which shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations. The bill would require the task force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to prepare and submit a report of findings based on the task forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020. The bill would require the report to include a detailed analysis of specified issues, including the existing process for establishing speed limits and a recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered. The provisions of the bill would be repealed on May 15, 2023. January 1, 2023.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to include in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices a requirement that the department and local authorities, when setting speed limits, round speed limits to the nearest 5 miles per hour of the 85th percentile speed of traffic as determined by an engineering and traffic survey. Existing law authorizes the department or a local authority to round the speed limit down to the lower 5 miles per hour increment in instances when the speed limit should be rounded up, but prohibits that speed limit from being further reduced for any reason.
This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation, on or before January July 1, 2019, to establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force, which shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations. The bill would require the task force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to prepare and submit a report of findings based on the task forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020. The bill would require the report to include a detailed analysis of specified issues, including the existing process for establishing speed limits and a recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered. The provisions of the bill would be repealed on May 15, 2023. January 1, 2023.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) is added to Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile. 3097.This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) is added to Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile. 3097.This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3095) is added to Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile. 3097.This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile. 3097.This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force
CHAPTER 8. Vision Zero Task Force
3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.
3095. (a) On or before January July 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.
(b) The task force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the University of California and other academic institutions, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, road safety organizations, and labor organizations.
(c) The task force shall develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.
3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile.
3096. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Vision Zero Task Forces efforts to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before May 15, 2019. January 1, 2020.
(b) The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:
(1) The existing process for establishing speed limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.
(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local streets and roads.
(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining speed limits should be considered, and if so, what alternatives should be looked at.
(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.
(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.
(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the 85th percentile at the local, state, national, and international level. levels.
(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural settings.
(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the 85th percentile.
This chapter shall remain in effect only until May 15, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before May 15, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
3097. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.