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COMMITTEE MEETINGS Stay Safe, Sun City
See page 137 for list of committee members. Georgetown Police Department (GPD)
See Sun City Texas Resident Directory or
www.sctexas.org > Community Association Crosswalks in Sun City Texas
Info > CA Advisory Committees for
description of duties for each committee. Submitted by the Georgetown Police Department
CHARTERED CLUBS There has been much conversation and many complaints about
Monday, Sept. 18, 8 a.m., AC MR 1/2 traffic not yielding to pedestrians at the crosswalks in Sun City
COVENANTS Texas. The City has increased the visibility of several crosswalks
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 9 a.m., CCAN with markings and additional signage to alert and remind drivers
ELECTIONS to watch for and yield to pedestrians. These have been in place for
Thursday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m., AC, MR 4 some time, but complaints are still being made and many people are
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT understandably concerned. In speaking with people who walk and
Friday, Sept. 8, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 seeing traffic around the crosswalks in Sun City Texas, we have
FINANCE found that some do not fully understand the law when it comes to
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m., AC MR 3/4 the responsibilities of vehicles and pedestrians at crosswalks.
GOLF The Texas Transportation Code governs these responsibilities and
Monday, Sept. 25, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 the law that most applies to crosswalks in Sun City is Sec. 552.003.
LANDSCAPED MAINTAINED HOMES It is important to read and understand the entire section as it covers
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4 the responsibilities of both pedestrians and vehicles.
MODIFICATIONS Sec. 552.003. PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY AT CROSSWALK.
Thursday, Sept. 7, 8:30 a.m., CCAN (a) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a
*Open meeting at 10 a.m. pedestrian crossing a roadway in a crosswalk if:
Thursday, Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m., CCAN (1) No traffic control signal is in place or in operation; and
NOMINATING (2) The pedestrian is:
Monday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m., CCAN
PROPERTY & GROUNDS (A) On the half of the roadway in which the vehicle is
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2 p.m., CCAN traveling; or
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m., CCAN
WILDLIFE (B) Approaching so closely from the opposite half of the
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 roadway as to be in danger.
Other Committees or Task Forces:
NEIGHBORHOOD REPS (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a pedestrian may not suddenly
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m., CCF/G leave a curb or other place of safety and proceed into a crosswalk
COPS in the path of a vehicle so close that it is impossible for the vehicle
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 9 a.m., ACA operator to yield.
6 | SUNRAYS SEPTEMBER 2017 (c) The operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear of a vehicle
that is stopped at a crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross a
roadway may not pass the stopped vehicle.
Sec. 552.002. PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY IF CONTROL
SIGNAL PRESENT.
The crosswalk at Whispering Wind and Del Webb Boulevard would
be an exception to this statute since it is a controlled intersection with
pedestrian crossing signals. In controlled intersections, pedestrians
are prohibited from crossing without having a “WALK” signal and
may not cross an intersection when cross traffic has a green light.
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If you have questions you would like answered in
Stay Safe, Sun City, please contact:
Delta Jolly, Georgetown PD
Community Engagement Officer/Explorer Advisor
[email protected]
512-930-0523 (direct/office)
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
