2015 Wisconsin Act 124

SUBCHAPTER VI

TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS

124,12 Section 12. 346.37 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

346.37 (1) (c) 1. Vehicular traffic facing a red signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of an intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible sign or pavement marking and shall remain standing until green or other signal permitting movement is shown.

124,13 Section 13. 346.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

346.37 (2) In the event an official traffic signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement marking indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or pavement marking the stop shall be made at the signal.

124,14 Section 14. 346.41 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

346.41 (1) (intro.) No person shall place, maintain , or display upon or in view of any highway or at or in view of any railroad crossing any unauthorized sign, light, reflector, signal, pavement marking, or device which:

124,15 Section 15. 346.52 (1) (c), (d) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:

346.52 (1) (c) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 15 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone unless a different distance is clearly indicated by an official traffic sign or marker, pavement marking, or parking meter.

(d) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking on the sidewalk or sidewalk area is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers, pavement markings, or parking meters.

(f) On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers pavement markings.

124,16 Section 16. 346.54 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

346.54 (1) (a) Upon a street where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously and where angle parking is not clearly designated by official traffic signs or markers pavement markings, a vehicle must be parked parallel to the edge of the street, headed in the direction of traffic on the right side of the street.

(b) Upon a one-way street or divided street where parking on the left side of the roadway is clearly authorized by official traffic signs or markers pavement markings, vehicles may be parked only as indicated by the signs or markers pavement markings.

(c) Upon streets where angle parking is clearly authorized by official traffic signs or markers pavement markings, vehicles shall be parked at the angle and within the spaces indicated.

(cm) 1. In a parallel parking area, a Type 1 motorcycle or moped may park at an angle. If parallel parking spaces are not indicated by markers pavement markings, no Type 1 motorcycle or moped may be parked within 2 feet of another vehicle. Where a parallel parking space is indicated by a marker pavement markings or where angle parking is authorized, up to 3 Type 1 motorcycles or mopeds may park in the space.

2. Up to 3 Type 1 motorcycles or mopeds may be parked in a parking space where a parking meter has been installed unless the space is restricted by official traffic sign or marker pavement markings to a single motorcycle or moped. The operator of each Type 1 motorcycle or moped parked in a single space regulated by a parking meter shall receive a citation for any violation of a time restriction.

(d) In parallel parking, a vehicle shall be parked facing in the direction of traffic with the right wheels within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the street when parked on the right side and with the left wheels within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the street when parked on the left side. In parallel parking, a vehicle shall be parked with its front end at least 2 feet from the vehicle in front and with its rear end at least 2 feet from the vehicle in the rear, unless a different system of parallel parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers pavement markings.

124,17 Section 17. 349.09 of the statutes is amended to read:

349.09 Authority to remove prohibited signs or signals. Every sign, signal, pavement marking , or device which is placed, maintained, or displayed in violation of s. 346.41 is declared to be a public nuisance. The authority in charge of maintenance of the highway in question may notify in writing the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the nuisance exists or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance to remove the same. If such nuisance is not removed within 30 days after such notice is given or if an unauthorized signal or device is found to be in operation at any time after such notice is given, the authority in charge of maintenance of the highway may cause the nuisance to be removed and collect the expense of removal from the person notified to remove it. The expense of removal may be charged against the premises and, upon certificate of the highway authority causing the removal, assessed as are other special taxes.

124,18 Section 18. 349.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

349.10 (1) (b) Designate by mark or markers pavement marking certain places on highways as safety zones or erect and maintain islands of safety and regulate and control traffic with respect to such safety zones and islands of safety.

124,19 Section 19. 349.13 (1e) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

349.13 (1e) (c) 1. The authority granted by this subsection may be delegated to a traffic officer or to the officer in charge of the maintenance of the highway in question, but, except as provided in subd. 2., no prohibition, limitation, or restriction on parking imposed under this section is effective unless official traffic signs or markers, pavement markings, or parking meters have been placed or erected indicating the particular prohibition, limitation, or restriction.

124,20 Section 20. 349.13 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

349.13 (1g) The department, with respect to state trunk highways outside of corporate limits, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction including state trunk highways or connecting highways within corporate limits, may authorize persons whose residences abut a highway in a zone where the time of parking is limited by official signs, markers pavement markings, or parking meters to park their vehicles in the highway zone without regard to the time limits posted.

124,21 Section 21. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

(1) The repeal and recreation of section 346.09 (1) of the statutes takes effect on November 1, 2015, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.