A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW LEFT TURNS at traffic control lights EMITTING a steady RED light on one-way streets under certain conditions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.    G.S. 20‑158(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(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 left or right turn.
b.	Any vehicle that turns right 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.	Any vehicle that turns left under this subdivision shall be, except where prohibited by an appropriate sign, vehicular traffic that is:
1.	In the leftmost lane of travel on a one‑way street;
2.	Facing a red light; 
3.	At an intersection with another one‑way street with traffic traveling from right to left may enter the intersection and make a left turn into the extreme left‑hand lane lawfully available to traffic. 
The turning vehicle shall yield the right‑of‑way to 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 and to other traffic using the intersection.d.	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).
e.	The Department of Transportation shall collect data regarding the number of individuals who are found responsible for violations of ; sub-subdivisions b. and c. 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 left or 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 left or right turn on red accidents. The Department shall report the data annually to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee beginning January 1, 2006." 
SECTION 2.   This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.