September 6, 2017, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 649 (MCL 257.649).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 649. (1) The driver of a vehicle approaching an
intersection
shall yield the right of way to a vehicle which that
has entered the intersection from a different highway.
(2) When 2 vehicles enter an intersection from different
highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle
on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the
right.
(3)
The right of way rules declared in subsections (1) and (2)
are
modified at through highways and otherwise as stated provided
in subsection (4) and in this chapter.
(4) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection that
is controlled by a traffic control signal shall do all of the
following, if the signal facing the driver exhibits no colored
lights or colored lighted arrows, exhibits a combination of colored
lights or colored lighted arrows that fails to clearly indicate the
assignment of right of way, or the signals are otherwise
malfunctioning:
(a) Stop at a clearly marked stop line, or, if there is no
clearly marked stop line, stop before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection, or, if there is no crosswalk, stop
before entering the intersection.
(b) Yield the right of way to all vehicles in the intersection
or approaching on an intersecting road, if those vehicles will
constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving
across or within the intersection.
(c) Exercise ordinary care while proceeding through the
intersection.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to an intersection that is
controlled by a traffic control signal that is flashing yellow
except upon the occurrence of certain events, including, but not
limited to, activation by an emergency vehicle, or a traffic
control signal that is located in a school zone and is flashing
yellow only during prescribed periods of time.
(6) (4)
The driver of a vehicle approaching
a yield sign, in
obedience to the sign, shall slow down to a speed reasonable for
the existing conditions and shall yield the right of way to a
vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so
closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the
driver would be moving across or within the intersection. However,
if required for safety to stop, the driver shall stop before
entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
there is not a crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line; but if
there is not a crosswalk or a clearly marked stop line, then at the
point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view
of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
(7) (5)
The driver of a vehicle traveling
at an unlawful speed
shall
forfeit forfeits a right of way which that the
driver might
otherwise have under this section.
(8) (6)
Except when directed to proceed by
a police officer,
the driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated
by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near
side of the intersection, or if there is not a crosswalk shall stop
at a clearly marked stop line; or if there is not a crosswalk or a
clearly marked stop line, then at the point nearest the
intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway. After having stopped, the
driver
shall yield the right of way to a vehicle which that has
entered
the intersection from another highway or which that is
approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time when the driver would be moving across or
within the intersection.
(9) (7)
When a vehicle approaches the
intersection of a
highway
from an intersecting highway or street which that is
intended to be, and is constructed as, a merging highway or street,
and is plainly marked at the intersection with appropriate merge
signs, the vehicle shall yield right of way to a vehicle so close
as to constitute an immediate hazard on the highway about to be
entered and shall adjust its speed so as to enable it to merge
safely with the through traffic.
(10) (8)
A person who violates this section
is responsible for
a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.