Ottawa County District Court
Ticket Catcher! Intersection improperly posted according to state law, ripoff

Prohibitive turn on red signs are only located opposite (far sides) of the intersection. Signs prohibit turning right on red light at certain times of day. $65 Citations are issued regularly. This has been going on for years.

MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
257.612 Traffic control signals; location; red arrow and yellow arrow indications; green, steady yellow, or steady red indication; traffic control signal at place other than intersection; stopping at sign, marking, or signal; violation of subsection (1) or (2) as civil infraction; approaching person using wheelchair or device to aid walking; violation of subsection (4) as misdemeanor; location of sign prohibiting turn on red signal; additional sign.

Sec. 612.

(1) When traffic is controlled by traffic control signals, not less than 1 signal shall be located over the traveled portion of the roadway so as to give drivers a clear indication of the right of way assignment from their normal positions approaching the intersection. The vehicle signals shall exhibit different colored lights successively, 1 at a time, or with arrows. Red arrow and yellow arrow indications have the same meaning as the corresponding circular indications, except that they apply only to drivers of vehicles intending to make the movement indicated by the arrow. The following colors shall be used and the terms and lights shall indicate and shall apply to drivers of vehicles as follows:
(c) If the signal exhibits a steady red indication, the following shall apply:
(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after stopping before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or at a limit line when marked or, if there is no crosswalk or limit line, before entering the intersection, may make a right turn from a 1-way or 2-way street into a 2-way street or into a 1-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the right turn; or a left turn from a 1-way or 2-way street into a 1-way roadway carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn unless prohibited by sign, signal, marking, light, or other traffic control device. The vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

5) A sign prohibiting a turn on a red signal as provided in subsection (1) (c) (ii) shall be located above or adjacent to the traffic control signal or as close as possible to the point where the turn is made, or at both locations, so that 1 or more of the signs are visible to a driver intending to turn, at the point where the turn is made. An additional sign may be used at the far side of the intersection in the direct line of vision of the turning driver.

Thank you,

I and about 1000 others would like our $65 back

Company: Ottawa County District Court
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Grand Haven
Address: 414 Washington

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