WSR 17-06-032 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Filed February 23, 2017, 2:38 p.m., effective March 26, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 468-95-220 modifies Section 3B.16 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Changes to the WAC will clarify stop bar placement.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 468-95-220.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 47.36.030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-03-122 on January 18, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 23, 2017.
Kara Larsen, Director
Risk Management and
Legal Services
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-23-101, filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11)
WAC 468-95-220 Stop and yield lines.
Amend paragraphs 10 and 12 of MUTCD Section 3B.16 to read:
If used, stop line should be placed a minimum of 4 feet in advance of the nearest crosswalk line at controlled intersections. Yield lines at roundabout intersections as provided in Section 3C.04. In the absence of a marked crosswalk, the stop line or yield line should be placed at the desired stopping or yielding point, in no case less than 4 feet from the nearest edge of the intersecting roadway. ((Stop lines should be placed to allow sufficient sight distance to all other approaches to an intersection.))
If used at an unsignalized midblock crosswalk, stop lines should be placed adjacent to the Stop Here for Pedestrians sign located 20 to 50 feet in advance of the nearest crosswalk line, and parking should be prohibited in the area between the stop line and the crosswalk (see Figure 3B-17).
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