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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the design and installation of signs at certain |
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crosswalks used regularly by elderly pedestrians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 544.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 544.0015. SIGNAGE FOR CERTAIN CROSSWALKS. (a) The |
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manual adopted under Section 544.001 must include provisions for |
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the design and installation of warning signs to designate a marked |
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crosswalk that is used regularly by elderly pedestrians who: |
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(1) are unable to adequately judge when it is safe to |
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cross the roadway; or |
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(2) require a longer time to cross the roadway. |
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(b) The manual may not prohibit a local authority, in |
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connection with a roadway under its jurisdiction, from installing a |
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sign designed under Subsection (a) if the governing body of the |
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local authority determines that installation of the sign is: |
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(1) supported by an engineering and traffic |
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investigation; or |
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(2) in the best interest of or necessary for the |
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protection of elderly pedestrians who regularly use the marked |
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crosswalk. |
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(c) In connection with a roadway under the jurisdiction of a |
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local authority, on receipt of a petition signed by at least 10 |
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adult individuals who reside within 2,500 feet of a crosswalk |
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described by Subsection (a) requesting the installation of a |
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warning sign authorized by that subsection, the governing body of |
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the local authority shall direct that: |
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(1) an engineering and traffic investigation be |
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performed to evaluate the request; or |
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(2) the sign be placed at the crosswalk, if the |
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governing body determines that installation of the sign is in the |
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best interest of or necessary for the protection of elderly |
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pedestrians who regularly use the crosswalk. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 2, 2007. |