5180                                                    VETOES

(I)  A pedestrian tunnel or overhead
pedestrian crossing is provided, as described in § 21-503
(b) of this subtitle; OR

(II)  A TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL IS IN
OPERATION.

(2) [If a traffic control signal is not in
operation, the] THE driver of a vehicle shall [yield the
right-of-way and, if necessary, slow down or stop to yield
the right-of-way to a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway
in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an
intersection, if the pedestrian] COME TO A STOP WHEN A
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE ROADWAY IN A CROSSWALK is:

(i) On the half of the roadway on which
the vehicle is traveling; or

(ii) Approaching so closely from the other
half of the roadway as to be in danger.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

June 1, 1982
The Honorable James Clark, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 966.

This bill clarifies the definition of crosswalk and
requires that the driver of a vehicle must come to a stop
when a pedestrian using a crosswalk is close to or on the
half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling.

House Bill 1493, which was passed by the General
Assembly and signed by me on June 1, 1982 accomplishes the
same purpose. Therefore it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 966.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor