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S1057aa...................................................by TRANSPORTATION
PEDESTRIANS - Amends existing law relating to pedestrians' right-of-way in
crosswalks to provide that the driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain
stopped while the pedestrian is in the driver's lane or in an immediately
adjacent lane within any marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an
intersection; and to clarify responsibility of the driver of a vehicle
approaching from the rear of a vehicle stopped to permit a pedestrian to
cross the highway.
01/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/27 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11 To 14th Ord
02/16 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/17 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/22 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 18-10-7
AYES -- Andreason, Broadsword, Bunderson, Coiner, Compton, Corder,
Geddes, Goedde, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Malepeai,
Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson
NAYS -- Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Little, Lodge, Schroeder,
Stegner, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Hill, Noble,
Sweet, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
Title apvd - to House
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1057
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS; AMENDING SECTION 49-702,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE SHALL STOP AND REMAIN
4 STOPPED WHILE THE PEDESTRIAN IS IN THE DRIVER'S LANE OR IS IN AN IMMEDI-
5 ATELY ADJACENT LANE WITHIN ANY MARKED CROSSWALK OR AN UNMARKED CROSSWALK
6 AT AN INTERSECTION, TO CLARIFY A PEDESTRIAN'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN LEAVING
7 A CURB OR OTHER PLACE OF SAFETY, TO CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER
8 OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR OF A VEHICLE STOPPED TO PERMIT A
9 PEDESTRIAN TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Section 49-702, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
12 amended to read as follows:
13 49-702. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS. (1) When traffic-control
14 signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall
15 yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, stop and remain
16 stopped while the pedestrian is in the driver's lane or is in an immediately
17 adjacent lane in order to yield to a pedestrian crossing the highway within
18 any marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
19 (2) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety
20 and walk or run into any marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an
21 intersection, or into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute
22 an immediate hazard.
23 (3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply under the conditions
24 stated in section 49-704(2), Idaho Code.
25 (4) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at any marked crosswalk or at an
26 unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the
27 highway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear in either
28 the driver's lane or an adjacent lane shall not overtake and pass the stopped
29 vehicle.
30 (5) Except where otherwise indicated by a crosswalk or other traffic-con-
31 trol devices a pedestrian shall cross the highway at right angles to the curb
32 or by the shortest route to the opposite curb.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
Moved by Broadsword
Seconded by Compton
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1057
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 20 and 21 and insert: "and
3 walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute".
4 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
5 On page 1, in line 6, delete "TO CLARIFY A PEDESTRIAN'S RESPONSIBILITY
6 WHEN LEAVING"; and in line 7, delete "A CURB OR OTHER PLACE OF SAFETY,".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1057, As Amended
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS; AMENDING SECTION 49-702,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE SHALL STOP AND REMAIN
4 STOPPED WHILE THE PEDESTRIAN IS IN THE DRIVER'S LANE OR IS IN AN IMMEDI-
5 ATELY ADJACENT LANE WITHIN ANY MARKED CROSSWALK OR AN UNMARKED CROSSWALK
6 AT AN INTERSECTION, TO CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE
7 APPROACHING FROM THE REAR OF A VEHICLE STOPPED TO PERMIT A PEDESTRIAN TO
8 CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 49-702, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 49-702. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALKS. (1) When traffic-control
13 signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall
14 yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, stop and remain
15 stopped while the pedestrian is in the driver's lane or is in an immediately
16 adjacent lane in order to yield to a pedestrian crossing the highway within
17 any marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
18 (2) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety
19 and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute
20 an immediate hazard.
21 (3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply under the conditions
22 stated in section 49-704(2), Idaho Code.
23 (4) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at any marked crosswalk or at an
24 unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the
25 highway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear in either
26 the driver's lane or an adjacent lane shall not overtake and pass the stopped
27 vehicle.
28 (5) Except where otherwise indicated by a crosswalk or other traffic-con-
29 trol devices a pedestrian shall cross the highway at right angles to the curb
30 or by the shortest route to the opposite curb.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14667
The purpose of these proposed amendments is to clarify when a
vehicle must yield to a pedestrian who is utilizing a marked or
unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. This bill will minimize
the variety of interpretations by the courts by eliminating vague
words and phrases and further defining who must stop and where
they must stop.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact to the State General Fund or local
Governments for this change, with the exception of possibly
reducing time in courts for people who are cited for violation of
this statute.
Contact: Senator Joyce Broadsword
Phone: (208) 332-1338
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1057
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