SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1749
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBASYE.
3233H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections300.155and304.281,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtotrafficcontrolsignals,withapenaltyprovision.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections300.155and304.281,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections300.155and304.281,toreadasfollows:
300.155.Whenevertrafficiscontrolledbytrafficcontrolsignalsexhibitingdifferent
2coloredlights,orcoloredlightedarrows,successivelyoneatatimeorincombination,only
3thecolorsgreen,redandyellowshallbeused,exceptforspecialpedestriansignalscarryinga
4wordlegend,andsaidlightsshallindicateandapplytodriversofvehiclesandpedestriansas
5follows:
6 (1)Greenindication
7 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingacirculargreensignalmayproceedstraightthroughor
8turnrightorleftunlessasignatsuchplaceprohibitseithersuchturn.Butvehiculartraffic,
9includingvehiclesturningrightorleft,shallyieldtheright-of-waytoothervehiclesandto
10pedestrianslawfullywithintheintersectionoranadjacentcrosswalkatthetimesuchsignalis
11exhibited;
12 (b)Vehiculartrafficfacingagreenarrowsignal,shownaloneorincombinationwith
13anotherindication,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiononlytomakethemovement
14indicatedbysucharrow,orsuchothermovementasispermittedbyotherindicationsshown
15atthesametime.Suchvehiculartrafficshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestrianslawfully
16withinanadjacentcrosswalkandtoothertrafficlawfullyusingtheintersection;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (c)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection
18300.160,pedestriansfacinganygreensignal,exceptwhenthesolegreensignalisaturn
19arrow,mayproceedacrosstheroadwaywithinanymarkedorunmarkedcrosswalk.
20 (2)Steadyyellowindication
21 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingasteadyyellowsignalistherebywarnedthattherelated
22greenmovementisbeingterminatedorthataredindicationwillbeexhibitedimmediately
23thereafterwhenvehiculartrafficshallnotentertheintersection;
24 (b)Pedestriansfacingasteadyyellowsignal,unlessotherwisedirectedbya
25pedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection300.160,aretherebyadvisedthatthereis
26insufficienttimetocrosstheroadwaybeforearedindicationisshownandnopedestrianshall
27thenstarttocrosstheroadway.
28 (3)Steadyredindication
29 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallstopbeforeenteringthe
30crosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionor,ifnone,thenbeforeenteringtheintersection
31andshallremainstandinguntilagreenindicationisshownexceptasprovidedinparagraph
32(b)ofthissubdivision;
33 (b)Thedriverofavehiclewhichisstoppedascloseaspracticableattheentranceto
34thecrosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetothe
35intersectioninobediencetoaredsignal,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiontomakearight
36turnbutshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirectedby
37thesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission
38withreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,andlocalauthoritieswith
39referencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheirjurisdiction,mayprohibit
40anysuchrightturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersectionwheresafetyconditionssorequire,
41saidprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasigniserectedatsuchintersectiongivingnotice
42thereof;
43 (c)Thedriverofavehiclewhichisintheleft-mostlaneonaone-waystreetand
44stoppedascloseaspracticableattheentrancetothecrosswalkonthenearsideofthe
45intersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetotheintersectioninobediencetoared
46signal,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiontomakealeftturnontoaone-waystreet
47butshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirected
48bythesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighwaysandtransportation
49commissionwithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,andlocal
50authoritieswithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheir
51jurisdiction,mayprohibitanysuchleftturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersection
52wheresafetyconditionssorequireandsuchprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasignis
53erectedatsuchintersectiongivingnoticethereof;
HB1749 2 54 (d)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection
55300.160,pedestriansfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallnotentertheroadway.
56 (4)Intheeventanofficialtrafficcontrolsignaliserectedandmaintainedataplace
57otherthananintersection,theprovisionsofthissectionshallbeapplicableexceptastothose
58provisionswhichbytheirnaturecanhavenoapplication.Anystoprequiredshallbemadeat
59asignormarkingonthepavementindicatingwherethestopshallbemade,butintheabsence
60ofanysuchsignormarkingthestopshallbemadeatthesignal.
304.281.1.Whenevertrafficiscontrolledbytrafficcontrolsignalsexhibiting
2differentcoloredlights,orcoloredlightedarrows,successivelyoneatatimeorin
3combination,onlythecolorsgreen,redandyellowshallbeused,exceptforspecialpedestrian
4signalscarryingawordlegend,andsaidlightsshallindicateandapplytodriversofvehicles
5andpedestriansasfollows:
6 (1)Greenindication
7 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingacirculargreensignalmayproceedstraightthroughor
8turnrightorleftunlessasignatsuchplaceprohibitseithersuchturn.Butvehiculartraffic,
9includingvehiclesturningrightorleft,shallyieldtheright-of-waytoothervehiclesandto
10pedestrianslawfullywithintheintersectionoranadjacentcrosswalkatthetimesuchsignalis
11exhibited;
12 (b)Vehiculartrafficfacingagreenarrowsignal,shownaloneorincombinationwith
13anotherindication,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiononlytomakethemovement
14indicatedbysucharrow,orsuchothermovementasispermittedbyotherindicationsshown
15atthesametime.Suchvehiculartrafficshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestrianslawfully
16withinanadjacentcrosswalkandtoothertrafficlawfullyusingtheintersection;
17 (c)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignal,asprovidedinsection
18304.291,pedestriansfacinganygreensignal,exceptwhenthesolegreensignalisaturn
19arrow,mayproceedacrosstheroadwaywithinanymarkedorunmarkedcrosswalk.
20 (2)Steadyyellowindication
21 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingasteadyyellowsignalistherebywarnedthattherelated
22greenmovementisbeingterminatedorthataredindicationwillbeexhibitedimmediately
23thereafterwhenvehiculartrafficshallnotentertheintersection;
24 (b)Pedestriansfacingasteadyyellowsignal,unlessotherwisedirectedbya
25pedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection304.291,aretherebyadvisedthatthereis
26insufficienttimetocrosstheroadwaybeforearedindicationisshownandnopedestrianshall
27thenstarttocrosstheroadway.
28 (3)Steadyredindication
29 (a)Vehiculartrafficfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallstopbeforeenteringthe
30crosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionataclearlymarkedstoplinebut,ifnone,then
HB1749 3 31beforeenteringtheintersectionandshallremainstandinguntilanindicationtoproceedis
32shownexceptasprovidedinparagraph(b);
33 (b)Thedriverofavehiclewhichisstoppedascloseaspracticableattheentranceto
34thecrosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetothe
35intersectioninobediencetoaredsignal,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiontomakearight
36turnbutshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirectedby
37thesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission
38withreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,andlocalauthoritieswith
39referencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheirjurisdiction,mayprohibit
40anysuchrightturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersectionwheresafetyconditionssorequire,
41saidprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasigniserectedatsuchintersectiongivingnotice
42thereof;
43 (c)Thedriverofavehiclewhichisintheleft-mostlaneonaone-waystreetand
44stoppedascloseaspracticableattheentrancetothecrosswalkonthenearsideofthe
45intersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetotheintersectioninobediencetoared
46signal,maycautiouslyentertheintersectiontomakealeftturnontoaone-waystreet
47butshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirected
48bythesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighwaysandtransportation
49commissionwithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,andlocal
50authoritieswithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheir
51jurisdiction,mayprohibitanysuchleftturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersection
52wheresafetyconditionssorequireandsuchprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasignis
53erectedatsuchintersectiongivingnoticethereof;
54 (d)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection
55304.291,pedestriansfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallnotentertheroadway.
56 (4)Intheeventanofficialtrafficcontrolsignaliserectedandmaintainedataplace
57otherthananintersection,theprovisionofthissectionshallbeapplicableexceptastothose
58provisionswhichbytheirnaturecanhavenoapplication.Anystoprequiredshallbemadeat
59asignormarkingonthepavementindicatingwherethestopshallbemade,butintheabsence
60ofanysuchsignormarkingthestopshallbemadeatthesignal.
61 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection304.361,violationofthissectionisa
62classCmisdemeanor.
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