Assembly Bill A605

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to a pedestrian's right of way

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A605 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1111, 1112, 1113 & 1151, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8601
2013-2014: A852
2017-2018: A3355
2019-2020: A1377
2021-2022: A3199
2023-2024: A882

2015-A605 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a pedestrian's right of way; all pedestrians shall be given the right of way by all traffic when facing a steady yellow light.

2015-A605 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   605

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  GLICK,  PERRY,  ROBINSON,  TITONE  --  read  once  and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a  pedestri-
  an's right of way

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 1111 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of  1984,  is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Traffic, except pedestrians, facing a steady green arrow signal may
cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by
such  arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications
shown at the same time, except that a U-Turn  may  be  made  by  traffic
facing  a left green arrow signal unless a sign prohibits such U-Turn or
such U-Turn is in violation of any other provision of law. Such  traffic
shall yield the right of way to other traffic lawfully within the inter-
section  [or  an]  AND  PEDESTRIANS WITHIN A MARKED OR UNMARKED adjacent
cross walk AT THE INTERSECTION at the time such signal is exhibited.
  S 2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of section 1111 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1971,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  3.  Unless  otherwise  directed  by  a  pedestrian-control  signal  as
provided in section eleven hundred twelve OF THIS  ARTICLE,  pedestrians
facing  any  steady green signal, except when the sole green signal is a
turn arrow, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND may proceed across the road-
way within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
  S 3. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subdivision (b)  of  section  1111  of  the
vehicle  and traffic law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1971,
are amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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