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FL S1412

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Keith Perry

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires a traffic engineering study by a Florida licensed professional engineer recommending installation before any new pedestrian crosswalk can be installed after October 1, 2021, on roads outside intersections.

  • Mandates crosswalks on roads with posted speed limits of 30 mph or more must comply with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices chapters 4D and 4E standards and include pedestrian-facing warning signs about pedestrian duties.

  • Requires crosswalks on roads with posted speed limits of 29 mph or less to include pedestrian-facing signs stating pedestrian duties.

  • Requires traffic control signals at crosswalks to be coordinated with adjacent intersection signals, with existing crosswalks brought into compliance by October 1, 2024, or removed by the jurisdiction.

  • Directs the Department of Transportation to request federal authorization by October 1, 2022, to replace yellow rectangular rapid flashing beacons with red ones, requiring replacement within 12 months of approval or removal by October 1, 2025, if denied.

Legislative Description

Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

Last Action

Died in Appropriations

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/12/2021
Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee3/24/2021
Transportation2/24/2021

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