GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003
SESSION LAW 2004-141
SENATE BILL 1078
AN ACT to amend the VEHICLE control sign and signal law.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-158(a)(3) reads as rewritten:
"(3) At intersections and
other appropriate places, by erecting or installing steady-beam stoplights traffic
signals and other traffic control devices, signs, or signals. All steady-beam
stoplights traffic signals emitting alternate red and green lights
shall be arranged so that the red light in vertical-arranged signal faces shall
appear at the top of the signaling unit and the green light shall appear at
the bottom of the signaling unit.above, and in horizontal-arranged
signal faces shall appear to the left of all yellow and green lights."
SECTION 2. G.S. 20-158(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) Vehicles facing a red
light controlling traffic passing straight through approaching an
intersection from a steady or strobe beam stoplight with a steady-beam
traffic signal shall not enter the intersection while the steady or
strobe beam stoplight traffic signal is emitting a the red
light controlling traffic passing straight through an intersection; light;
provided that, except where prohibited by an appropriate sign, vehicular
traffic facing a red light controlling traffic passing straight through approaching
an intersection, after coming to a complete stop at the intersection, may
enter the intersection to make a right turn but such vehicle shall yield the
right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic using the intersection. When
the stoplight traffic signal is emitting a steady yellow circular
light on a traffic signal controlling traffic passing straight throughapproaching
an intersection or a steady yellow arrow light on a traffic signal controlling
traffic turning at an intersection, vehicles facing the yellow light are warned
that the related green light is being terminated or a red light will be
immediately forthcoming. When the stoplight traffic signal is
emitting a steady green light, vehicles may proceed with due care through the
intersection subject to the rights of pedestrians and other vehicles as may
otherwise be provided by law."
SECTION 3. G.S. 160A-300.2(e), as enacted by Section 3 of S.L. 2001-286, reads as rewritten:
"(e) The duration of the
yellow light change interval at intersections where traffic control
photographic systems are in use shall be no less than the yellow light change
interval duration specified in the Design Manual developed by the Signals
and Geometrics Section of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.on
the traffic signal plan of record signed and sealed by a licensed North
Carolina Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 89C of the General
Statutes, and shall be in full conformance with the requirements of the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
SECTION 4. G.S. 160A-300.3(e), as enacted by Section 3 of S.L. 2001-286, reads as rewritten:
"(e)
The duration of the yellow light change interval at intersections where traffic
control photographic systems are in use shall be no less than the yellow light
change interval duration specified in the Design Manual developed by the
Signals and Geometrics Section of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation.on the traffic signal plan of record signed and sealed by
a licensed North Carolina Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 89C
of the General Statutes, and shall be in full conformance with the requirements
of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."SECTION 5.
This act becomes effective July 1, 2004.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of July, 2004.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Richard T. Morgan
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 12:23 p.m. this 29th day of July, 2004