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Article: When stop means stop.(Editorials)(New law protects pedestrians)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- June 23, 2003
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Byline: The Register-Guard
The 2003 Legislature has passed, and Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed a new law that affects all Oregon motorists - and, by extension, all pedestrians crossing intersections that don't have walk/don't walk signals. The new law represents a minor but much needed change, and its passage is welcome.
Senate Bill 315, which the governor signed into law Tuesday, requires motorists to stop - not yield, but stop - and remain stopped until all pedestrians have cleared both lanes of traffic. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2004.
As a practical matter, as The Register-Guard's Diane Dietz pointed out in Tuesday's editions, ...