| Passed by the Senate April 21, 2003 YEAS 43 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 14, 2003 YEAS 93 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5457 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 16, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 16, 2003 - 4:43 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.
AN ACT Relating to posting of hazards to motorcycles; amending RCW 47.36.200; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 47.36.200 and 1984 c 7 s 202 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) When construction, repair, or maintenance work is conducted on
or adjacent to a public highway, county road, street, bridge, or other
thoroughfare commonly traveled and when the work interferes with the
normal and established mode of travel on the highway, county road,
street, bridge, or thoroughfare, the location shall be properly posted
by prominently displayed signs or flagmen or both. Signs used for
posting in such an area shall be consistent with the provisions found
in the state of Washington "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
for Streets and Highways" obtainable from the department of
transportation.
(2) If the construction, repair, or maintenance work includes or
uses grooved pavement, abrupt lane edges, steel plates, or gravel or
earth surfaces, the construction, repair, or maintenance zone must be
posted with signs stating the condition, as required by current law,
and
in addition, must warn motorcyclists of the potential hazard. For
the purposes of this subsection, the department shall adopt by rule a
uniform sign or signs for this purpose, including at least the
following language, "MOTORCYCLES USE EXTREME CAUTION."
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 If specific funding for the purposes of this
act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by
June 30, 2003, in the omnibus transportation appropriations act, this
act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 This act takes effect January 1, 2004.