A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to permit left turns on red at certain intersections in raleigh.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑158(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Control of Vehicles at Intersections. – 
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(2)	
a.	When a steady‑beam traffic signal is emitting a red light controlling traffic approaching an intersection, an approaching vehicle facing the red light shall come to a stop and shall not enter the intersection. After coming to a complete stop and unless prohibited by an appropriate sign, that approaching vehicle may make a right turn.
a1.	When a vehicle stops at a traffic signal as required under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision, after coming to a complete stop and unless prohibited by an appropriate sign, if that vehicle is in the leftmost lane of travel on a one‑way street that intersects with another one‑way street with traffic traveling from the turning driver's right to the turning driver's left, then that vehicle may enter the intersection and make a left turn into the extreme left‑hand lane lawfully available to traffic. This sub‑subdivision shall apply only to the following intersections in the City of Raleigh:
1.	Salisbury and Jones Streets.
2.	Salisbury and Lane Streets.
3.	Wilmington and Jones Streets.
4.	Wilmington and Lane Streets.
b.	Any vehicle that turns under this subdivision shall yield the right‑of‑way to:
1.	Other traffic and pedestrians using the intersection; and
2.	Pedestrians who are moving towards the intersection, who are in reasonably close proximity to the intersection, and who are preparing to cross in front of the traffic that is required to stop at the red light.
c.	Failure to yield to a pedestrian under this subdivision shall be an infraction, and the court may assess a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
d.	The Department of Transportation shall collect data regarding the number of individuals who are found responsible for failing to yield the right‑of‑way while turning right at a red light in violation of sub‑subdivision b. of this subdivision and the number of pedestrians who are involved in accidents at intersections because of a driver's failure to yield the right‑of‑way while turning right at a red light. The data shall include information regarding the number of disabled pedestrians, including individuals with visual or mobility‑related disabilities, who are involved in right turn on red accidents. The Department shall report the data annually to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee beginning January 1, 2006.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2005, and expires on July 1, 2008.