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HB128: requiring pedestrians to obey signals at railroad grade crossings.

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2017 HB128
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Transportation
Hearing
01/11/2017 at 01:30 PM
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Transportation

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HB 128 - AS INTRODUCED

2017 SESSION

17-0061

03/08

HOUSE BILL 128

AN ACT requiring pedestrians to obey signals at railroad grade crossings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Avellani, Carr. 5; Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5; Rep. Nelson, Carr. 5

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that pedestrians must obey signals at railroad grade crossings.

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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0061

03/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT requiring pedestrians to obey signals at railroad grade crossings.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Pedestrian Duties; Signal Indicating Approach of Train. Amend RSA 265:34 to read as follows:

265:34 Pedestrians Subject to Traffic Signs and Regulations. A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic sign or regulation specifically applicable to him or her, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian control signals as provided in RSA 265:9 unless required by local ordinance to comply strictly with such signals. Pedestrians approaching railroad grade crossings shall comply with the requirements in RSA 265:48. At all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.