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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) DDOT shall erect signage prohibiting right turns when facing a red traffic control signal at an intersection that:
(1) Is within 400 feet of a playground;
(2) Is within 400 feet of an elementary or middle school or a high school;
(3) Has a bike lane running through it;
(4) Is within 400 feet of a recreation center;
(5) Is within 400 feet of a library; or
(6) Is within 400 feet of a Metrorail station entrance.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2025, a motor vehicle operator shall not make a turn when facing a steady red traffic control signal unless DDOT has installed signage, pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, permitting a turn when facing a steady red traffic control signal at that intersection.
(d)(1) DDOT may install signage at any intersection allowing motor vehicle operators to make a turn when facing a steady red traffic control signal only if DDOT:
(A) Determines that allowing a motor vehicle operator to make a turn when facing a steady red traffic control signal at the intersection would improve safety at that intersection; and
(B) Updates the information required by subsection (f) of this section.
(2) DDOT shall not use automobile delay, as described by level of service or similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion, as the basis for the determination made under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
(e) By January 1, 2025, DDOT shall undertake a public education campaign on the provisions of this section.
(f) DDOT shall maintain, update within 30 days after the installation of signage permitting a turn on red, and post publicly on its website:
(1) A list of intersections where turns on red are allowed;
(2) DDOT's rationale pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A) of this section for each intersection listed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
(3) The date of the signage installation allowing turns on red.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-2201.04e. Traffic control at intersections. - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/dc/division-viii-general-laws/dc-code-sect-50-2201-04e.html
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