Section 97.5.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 97, the following segments shall be designated as Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones:

(1) State Highway Route 1 between Junipero Serra Boulevard and Lake Street in the City and County of San Francisco.

(2) State Highway Route 101 between Golden Gate Avenue and Lyon Street in the City and County of San Francisco.

(b) The department shall conduct a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone study on the segments identified in subdivision (a) that relates to pedestrian safety and that evaluates the appropriateness of adding additional criteria to subdivision (a) of Section 97 and whether changes or additional criteria should be considered for adoption.

(1) The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) A review of traffic volume, speed, the number and severity of collisions, the number and severity of pedestrian-related collisions, and contributing collision factors.

(B) A before and after study on pedestrian and roadway facilities, including, but not limited to, those facilities that have been revised or updated.

(C) A recommendation on whether the zones described in subdivision (a) should be reauthorized by the Legislature.

(2) On or before January 1, 2013, the department shall submit its findings from the study in a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature.

(c) Subdivisions (e) to (h), inclusive, of Section 97 shall apply to the segments designated as Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 121, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, by its own provisions.)