PRINTER'S NO. 605
No. 511 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, GEIST, CALTAGIRONE, BARRAR, BUNT,
CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HARHAI,
HESS, HORSEY, MAHER, McGILL, MELIO, ROHRER, STABACK, WATERS,
WILT, YEWCIC AND McCALL, FEBRUARY 26, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 26, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for speed timing devices.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Section 3368(e) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
7 § 3368. Speed timing devices.
8 * * *
9 (e) Distance requirements for use of mechanical, electrical
10 and electronic devices.--Mechanical, electrical or electronic
11 devices may not be used to time the rate of speed of vehicles
12 within [500 feet] one-half mile after [a speed limit] an
13 official sign indicating a decrease of speed. This limitation on
14 the use of speed timing devices shall not apply to speed limit
15 signs indicating school zones, bridge and elevated structure
16 speed limits, hazardous grade speed limits and work zone speed
17 limits.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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