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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain |
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traffic control signals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal |
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shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop |
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line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the |
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near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection |
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(d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until |
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an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until |
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the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way |
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to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic |
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lawfully using the intersection, the operator may: |
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(1) turn right; or |
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(2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both |
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one-way streets and a left turn is permissible. |
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(d-1) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red |
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signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal, as |
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described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if the traffic-control |
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signal fails to register the vehicle within a reasonable period of |
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time after one complete cycle of the traffic-control signal. The |
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right to proceed is subject to the rules applicable after stopping |
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at a stop sign. An operator of a vehicle that proceeds through a |
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steady red signal in accordance with this subsection under the |
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reasonable but mistaken belief that the traffic-control signal |
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failed to register the vehicle is not subject to prosecution for |
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failing to stop at the traffic-control signal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |