LD 1567
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3-A.__Passing animals.__When traveling in the same direction
as an animal on a way, an operator must use reasonable caution in
passing the animal.

 
Sec. Q-36. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the
following enacted in its place:

 
C.__A red light, if steady and circular, means:

 
(1)__The operator must stop and remain stationary until
an indication to proceed is shown; or

 
(2)__The operator may cautiously enter the intersection
to make a right turn after stopping if:

 
(a)__Not prohibited by an appropriate sign such as
"NO RIGHT TURN ON RED"; and

 
(b)__The operator executing a turn yields the
right-of-way to pedestrians on a crosswalk and to
a vehicle having a green signal at the
intersection.

 
Sec. Q-37. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§1, ¶¶C-1 and C-2 are enacted to read:

 
C-1.__A red light, if a steady arrow, means the operator may
not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by
that arrow.

 
C-2.__A red light, if showing rapid intermittent flashes,
means the operator must stop and then proceed as if at a
stop sign.

 
Sec. Q-38. 29-A MRSA §2058, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
5.__Yield.__The Department of Transportation or municipal
officers may erect standard signs requiring operators to yield
the right-of-way at certain intersections.

 
A.__Yield signs may be designated where it is expedient to
allow traffic to move through or into the intersection at a
reasonable speed for existing conditions of traffic and
visibility, yielding the right-of-way to vehicles or
pedestrians approaching from either direction on the
intersecting street.


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