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MI HB4425

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ricky Outman

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows county road commissions, township boards, and the Department of State Police to unanimously establish reasonable speed limits on county highways based on engineering and traffic investigations.

  • Permits township boards to petition county road commissions or county boards of commissioners for speed limit changes, advisory signs for hazardous conditions, or changes without requiring a formal speed study.

  • Requires speed limits to be determined by the 85th percentile speed of free-flowing traffic rounded to the nearest 5 mph, with minimum posting at the 50th percentile speed.

  • Authorizes the state transportation department and Department of State Police to jointly determine speed limits on limited access freeways and trunk line highways, with public records filed at the county clerk's office.

  • Classifies violations of established speed limits as civil infractions and requires signs to conform to Michigan's manual on uniform traffic control devices.

Legislative Description

Traffic control; speed restrictions; modified speed limits on certain roads; allow. Amends sec. 628 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.628).

Traffic control: traffic regulation

Last Action

Assigned Pa 447'16 With Immediate Effect

12/31/2016

Committee Referrals

Transportation6/7/2016
Transportation And Infrastructure4/14/2015

Full Bill Text

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