Sen. Dave Syverson
Filed: 5/22/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5288




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5288 on page 5, by 
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inserting after line 25 the following:
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    "(k-1) At an intersection equipped with an automated 
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traffic law enforcement system, the yellow light change 
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interval must be not less than 3 seconds.


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    (k-2) No person shall be charged with a traffic violation 
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or be issued a written notice of violation, as a result of an 
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automated traffic law enforcement system, unless the entire 
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vehicle crosses the stop bar marked on the pavement. 
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    (k-3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection 
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(k-3), an intersection may not be equipped with an automated 
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traffic law enforcement system unless the following 
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requirements have been met:
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        (1) The county or municipality having
jurisdiction has 
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    determined that the intersection has a high accident rate. 
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    Before such a determination is made, the county or 
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    municipality must have performed or caused to be performed 
 


 






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    an evaluation  of accident rates for a 6-month period.
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        (2) The county or municipality having
jurisdiction 
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    has, for a 3-month period, used strobe lights in the red 
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    lenses of all traffic signals at the intersection in an 
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    attempt to decrease the accident rate without the use of an 
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    automated traffic law enforcement system.
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        (3) All roads converging at the intersection are 
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    controlled by traffic signals mounted on mast arms. 
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    This subsection (k-3) does not apply to counties and 
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municipalities that were authorized to operate automated 
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traffic law enforcement systems before the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.".