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Goleta begins enforcing AB 413 daylighting law after Old Town pedestrian death; staff urge education-first approach
Summary
Goleta officials told the City Council on Jan. 21 that the city is implementing California Assembly Bill 413, which bars parking within 20 feet of marked or unmarked crosswalks and 15 feet where curb extensions are present.
Goleta officials told the City Council on Jan. 21 that the city is implementing CaliforniaAssembly Bill 413—the 'daylighting' lawwhich prohibits stopping or parking within 20 feet of the approach to any marked or unmarked crosswalk and within 15 feet where curb extensions are present.
The brief presentation by Andrew Fuller, principal engineer for the city's transportation and development engineering division, explained the law's intent is to improve pedestrian visibility at intersections and to reduce intersection-related fatalities by enlarging sight lines for both drivers and people crossing streets. Fuller said the state change modified California Vehicle Code section 22500 and cited national statistics the city used to explain the law's purpose.
The sheriff's department described a phased enforcement…
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