EHB 1466 -
By Committee on Transportation
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW
to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operator
of a street legal motorcycle approaching a left turn intersection that
is controlled by a triggered traffic control signal using a vehicle
detection device that is inoperative due to the size of the street
legal motorcycle shall come to a full and complete stop at the
intersection. If the left turn signal fails to operate after one cycle
of the traffic signal, then while cross traffic is stopped the operator
may, after exercising due care, proceed to turn left. Motorcycle
operators planning to make such turns shall remain stopped to allow
other vehicles lawfully within or approaching the intersection control
area to complete their movements. Motorcycle operators planning to
make such turns shall also remain stopped for pedestrians who are
lawfully in the intersection control area as required by RCW
46.61.235(1). It is not a defense to a violation of RCW 46.61.050 that
the driver of a motorcycle proceeded under the belief that a traffic
control signal used a vehicle detection device or was inoperative due
to the size of the motorcycle when the signal did not use a vehicle
detection device or that any such device was not in fact inoperative
due to the size of the motorcycle.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act takes effect September 1, 2006."
EHB 1466 -
By Committee on Transportation
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "signals;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; and providing an effective date."