A BRAND new law will see drivers slapped with a hefty $140 fine if they’re caught using a particularly sneaky move to avoid traffic.
The new rule coming to Chelan County, Washington State, was announced on Monday and goes into effect immediately.
Areas across Chelan County, Washington, have a strict new driving new in place[/caption]
Drivers caught breaking the new rule will be slapped with a hefty $140 fine if they’re caught[/caption]
In a ruling passed by the County’s Sheriff’s Office, drivers who are now caught avoiding traffic control signals by driving through a parking lot – such as a stop light or sign – will receive the fine.
As reported by KPQ, Commissioner Kevin Overbay said: “It was primarily for safety reasons that the Sheriff’s Office brought it to the commissioners, and we were able to go ahead and pass it yesterday.
“So if a deputy within the city limits of Wenatchee or any other city in the county or an unincorporated area of the county sees you at a traffic light using a parking lot as a bypass, you can actually be pulled over and cited.”
The request was reportedly brought by the Sheriff’s Office before commissioners due to persistent issues with drivers using parking and vacant lots to avoid signed and signalled intersections.
The revealed that the problem areas in the County ranged from Wenatchee, Chelan, and Leavenworth, as well as others.
According to KFLD News, one of the most notorious locations in the Tri-Cities is the intersection of Canal and Edison.
Here, two of the four corners have convenience stores on them, and often drivers use the Circle K parking lot to turn south onto Edison.
However, neighboring Douglas County and the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee currently don’t have the ruling on their books.
This means only deputies within the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office can enforce the law within their jurisdiction.
This comes as another new law was revealed that prohibits overnight parking of RVs on certain public streets.
The parking regulations will roll out on November 1 in San Francisco as lawmakers seek to combat the escalating homelessness in the city.
Parking enforcement officers can tow RVs or trailers without a warrant if the occupant declines shelter and housing services offered by city officials.
Before the new bill was passed, officials were only allowed to tow an RV or trailer with a proper warrant.
Meanwhile, it was announced recently that new cars sold in New York within the next five years could come with intelligent speed assistance tech installed.
A key member of the New York State Assembly has introduced the legislation in an attempt to reduce traffic accidents.
The new bill states the speed assistance system will alert drivers using an audio and visual signal when they drive more than 10mph over the speed limit.
Cars caught avoiding traffic control signals by driving through a parking lot will receive the fine[/caption]
The law was passed after persistent issues with drivers using parking and vacant lots to avoid signed and signalled intersections[/caption]
