SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1749
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
3233H.02C 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
31andshallremainstandinguntil[agreen] anindicationtoproceedisshownexceptas
32providedin[paragraph] paragraphs(b)and(c)ofthissubdivision;
33 (b)[Thedriverofavehiclewhichisstoppedascloseaspracticableattheentranceto
34thecrosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetothe
35intersectioninobediencetoaredsignal,] Vehiculartrafficmay[cautiouslyenterthe
36intersectionto]makearightturnbutshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandother
37trafficproceedingasdirectedbythesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighways
38andtransportationcommissionwithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,
39andlocalauthoritieswithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheir
40jurisdiction,mayprohibitanysuchrightturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersectionwhere
41safetyconditionssorequire,saidprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasigniserectedatsuch
42intersectiongivingnoticethereof;
43 (c)Vehiculartrafficmaymakealeftturnontoadesignatedone-waystreetor
44intoone-waytrafficmovinginthedirectionoftheleftbutshallyieldtheright-of-wayto
45pedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirectedbythesignalattheintersection.
46Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionwithreferencetoanintersection
47involvingastatehighway,andlocalauthoritieswithreferencetoanintersection
48involvingotherhighwaysundertheirjurisdiction,mayallowanysuchleftturnagainst
49aredsignalatanyintersectionwhenasigniserectedatsuchintersectiongivingnotice
50thereof;
51 (d)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection
52300.160,pedestriansfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallnotentertheroadway.
HCSHB1749 2 53 (4)Intheeventanofficialtrafficcontrolsignaliserectedandmaintainedataplace
54otherthananintersection,theprovisionsofthissectionshallbeapplicableexceptastothose
55provisionswhichbytheirnaturecanhavenoapplication.Anystoprequiredshallbemadeat
56asignormarkingonthepavementindicatingwherethestopshallbemade,butintheabsence
57ofanysuchsignormarkingthestopshallbemadeatthesignal.
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
31beforeenteringtheintersectionandshallremainstandinguntilanindicationtoproceedis
32shownexceptasprovidedin[paragraph(b)]paragraphs(b)and(c);
HCSHB1749 3 33 (b)[Thedriverofavehiclewhichisstoppedascloseaspracticableattheentranceto
34thecrosswalkonthenearsideoftheintersectionor,ifnone,thenattheentrancetothe
35intersectioninobediencetoaredsignal,] Vehiculartrafficmay[cautiouslyenterthe
36intersectionto]makearightturnbutshallyieldtheright-of-waytopedestriansandother
37trafficproceedingasdirectedbythesignalattheintersection,exceptthatthestatehighways
38andtransportationcommissionwithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingastatehighway,
39andlocalauthoritieswithreferencetoanintersectioninvolvingotherhighwaysundertheir
40jurisdiction,mayprohibitanysuchrightturnagainstaredsignalatanyintersectionwhere
41safetyconditionssorequire,saidprohibitionshallbeeffectivewhenasigniserectedatsuch
42intersectiongivingnoticethereof;
43 (c)Vehiculartrafficmaymakealeftturnontoadesignatedone-waystreetor
44intoone-waytrafficmovinginthedirectionoftheleftbutshallyieldtheright-of-wayto
45pedestriansandothertrafficproceedingasdirectedbythesignalattheintersection.
46Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionwithreferencetoanintersection
47involvingastatehighway,andlocalauthoritieswithreferencetoanintersection
48involvingotherhighwaysundertheirjurisdiction,mayallowanysuchleftturnagainst
49aredsignalatanyintersectionwhenasigniserectedatsuchintersectiongivingnotice
50thereof;
51 (d)Unlessotherwisedirectedbyapedestriancontrolsignalasprovidedinsection
52304.291,pedestriansfacingasteadyredsignalaloneshallnotentertheroadway.
53 (4)Intheeventanofficialtrafficcontrolsignaliserectedandmaintainedataplace
54otherthananintersection,theprovisionofthissectionshallbeapplicableexceptastothose
55provisionswhichbytheirnaturecanhavenoapplication.Anystoprequiredshallbemadeat
56asignormarkingonthepavementindicatingwherethestopshallbemade,butintheabsence
57ofanysuchsignormarkingthestopshallbemadeatthesignal.
58 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection304.361,violationofthissectionisa
59classCmisdemeanor.
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