Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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22 By: Martinez H.B. No. 2347
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain
88 traffic control signals.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended
1111 by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
1212 follows:
1313 (d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal
1414 shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop
1515 line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the
1616 near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection
1717 (d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until
1818 an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until
1919 the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way
2020 to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic
2121 lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:
2222 (1) turn right; or
2323 (2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
2424 one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
2525 (d-1) An operator of a motorcycle or bicycle facing only a
2626 steady red signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control
2727 signal, as described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if the
2828 traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal fails to register
2929 the motorcycle or bicycle after two cycles of the traffic-control
3030 signal. The right to proceed is subject to the rules applicable
3131 after stopping at a stop sign.
3232 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.