AB 707, as amended, Ting. Vehicles.
Existing law provides that the prima facie speed limit is 25 miles per hour when passing a senior center or other facility primarily used by senior citizens that is next to a street other than a state highway and posted with a standard “SENIOR” warning sign. Existing law provides that a local authority is not required to erect the standard “SENIOR” warning sign until it receives donations from a private source to cover the costs of erecting the signage and the local authority determines that the proposed signing should be implemented. Existing law provides, however, that a local authority may pay for the cost of erecting the signs with any other funds available to it.
This bill would insteadbegin delete provide thatend deletebegin insert
permitend insert a local authoritybegin delete is requiredend delete to erect a standard “SENIOR” warning sign when it determines that the proposed signing should be implemented. The bill would also authorize a local authority to request grant funding to pay for the erection of those warning signs from the Pedestrian Safetybegin delete Account.end deletebegin insert Accountend insertbegin insert or from any other source of grant funding.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 22352 of the Vehicle Code is amended
2to read:
The prima facie limits are as follows and shall be
4applicable unless changed as authorized in this code and, if so
5changed, only when signs have been erected giving notice thereof:
6(a) Fifteen miles per hour:
7(1) When traversing a railway grade crossing, if during the last
8100 feet of the approach to the crossing the driver does not have
9a clear and unobstructed view of the crossing and of any traffic on
10the railway for a distance of 400 feet in both directions along the
11railway. This subdivision does not apply in the case of any railway
12grade crossing where a human flagman is on duty or a clearly
13visible
electrical or mechanical railway crossing signal device is
14installed but does not then indicate the immediate approach of a
15
railway train or car.
16(2) When traversing any intersection of highways if during the
17last 100 feet of the driver’s approach to the intersection the driver
18does not have a clear and unobstructed view of the intersection
19and of any traffic upon all of the highways entering the intersection
20for a distance of 100 feet along all those highways, except at an
21intersection protected by stop signs or yield right-of-way signs or
22controlled by official traffic control signals.
23(3) On any alley.
24(b) Twenty-five miles per hour:
25(1) On any highway other than a state highway, in any business
26or residence district unless a different speed is determined by local
27authority
under procedures set forth in this code.
28(2) When approaching or passing a school building or the
29grounds thereof, contiguous to a highway and posted with a
30standard “SCHOOL” warning sign, while children are going to or
31leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon
32recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when
33approaching or passing any school grounds which are not separated
34from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while
35the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with
P3 1a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign. For purposes of this
2subparagraph, standard “SCHOOL” warning signs may be placed
3at any distance up to 500 feet away from school grounds.
4(3) When passing a senior center or other facility primarily used
5by
senior citizens, contiguous to a street other than a state highway
6and posted with a standard “SENIOR” warning sign. A local
7authoritybegin delete is not required toend deletebegin insert mayend insert erectbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert sign pursuant to this
8paragraphbegin delete untilend deletebegin insert when end insert
the local agency makes a determination that
9the proposed signing should be implemented. A local authority
10may request grant funding from the Pedestrian Safety Account
11pursuant to Section 894.7 of the Streets and Highwaysbegin delete Code to begin insert end insertbegin insertCode, or any other grant
12cover the cost of erecting the signsend delete
13funding available to it, and use that grant funding to pay for the
14erection of those signs,end insert or may utilize any other funds available to
15it to pay for the erection of thosebegin delete signs.end deletebegin insert signs, including, but
not
16limited to, donations from private sources.end insert
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