WSR 01-22-011

PERMANENT RULES

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION


[ Filed October 26, 2001, 11:45 a.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: October 26, 2001.

     Purpose: Authorizing pedestrian and bicycle safety equipment to improve safety of pedestrian and bicycle riders at crosswalks and in school and playground zones.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.59.070.

     Other Authority: RCW 43.59.150.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-19-055 on September 17, 2001.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

October 25, 2001

John M. Moffat

Director

OTS-5019.1

Chapter 467-03 WAC

PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT RULES


NEW SECTION
WAC 467-03-010   Pedestrian bicycle safety equipment rules.   The director will cause to be designed a high-visibility protective vest, traffic control flag, warning signs and other equipment to increase the visibility of persons assisting pedestrians and bicycles at crosswalks, including school and playground zones. This equipment will be of strong yellow-green fluorescent color or other highly visible materials and have retro-reflective stripes. Samples are to be made available for viewing at the Washington traffic safety commission office in Olympia, WA.

     The director may furnish this equipment to schools and other users through grants from the school zone safety account as provided by RCW 46.61.440(3).

     The use of uniforms and equipment designated for use by school patrols, pursuant to WAC 392-151-090 (Standard uniforms) and WAC 392-151-095 (Equipment), by persons assisting pedestrians and bicyclists in school and playground zones, will also be deemed in compliance with this rule.

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