PRINTER'S NO. 2262
No. 1869 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY NAHILL, CORNELL, E. Z. TAYLOR, MANMILLER,
BELFANTI, WARGO, COCHRAN, PISTELLA, LASHINGER, DeMEDIO,
LEVIN, B. SMITH, HORGOS, DORR, BROWN, WASS, BOWSER, JOHNSON,
E. H. SMITH, STEWART, GANNON, RYBAK, DAIKELER, REBER, ARTY,
PERZEL, PRATT, PHILLIPS, MORRIS, LUCYK, SIEMINSKI, CAWLEY,
WACHOB, SALVATORE, SHOWERS, SNYDER, KUKOVICH, PETRARCA,
ZWIKL, CIVERA, FREIND, SIRIANNI, HAGARTY, BLAUM, TELEK AND
ALDEN, OCTOBER 6, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 6, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, requiring issuance of a permit for installation of
3 traffic control signals under certain circumstances.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6122 of Title 75, act of November 25,
7 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 6122. Authority to erect traffic-control devices.
10 * * *
11 (e) Dangerous locations.--A permit shall be issued by the
12 department for the installation of a traffic control signal at
13 an intersection or other dangerous location when the officials
14 of a municipality, at the urgent request of the citizens of the
15 community, decide that it is needed for the safety of all
1 citizens, particularly senior citizens and children.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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