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Council updates crosswalk ordinance to require yield when rapid-flashing beacons are activated
Summary
The council approved first reading of an ordinance adding language that requires drivers to yield to pedestrians when rectangular rapid-flashing beacons at controlled pedestrian crosswalks are activated and discussed public education before enforcement.
The Belton City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 13 (section 13-355) of the city code to add a requirement that when rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) at controlled pedestrian crosswalks have been activated, drivers must yield to pedestrians until they have reached the shoulder of the roadway.
Scott Lyons, the city’s police chief, presented…
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