Senate Bill S5033

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires drivers to stop for pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks

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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-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7233
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1151-a & 1151, V & T L

2015-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires drivers to stop for pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks.

2015-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5033                                                  A. 7233

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
  tion

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  drivers to stop for pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks

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

  Section  1. Section 1151-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 603 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1151-a. Pedestrians' right of way on sidewalks.   The  driver  of  a
vehicle emerging from or entering an alleyway, building, private road or
driveway  shall  [yield  the  right  of  way to] STOP FOR any pedestrian
approaching on any sidewalk extending  across  such  alleyway,  building
entrance, road or driveway.
  S  2.  Subdivision (a) of section 1151 of the vehicle and traffic law,
as amended by chapter 159 of the laws of 2002, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a)  When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation
the driver of a vehicle shall [yield the right of way, slowing  down  or
stopping  if need be to so yield, to] STOP FOR a pedestrian crossing the
roadway within a crosswalk on the roadway  upon  which  the  vehicle  is
traveling,  except  that  any  pedestrian  crossing a roadway at a point
where a pedestrian tunnel or overpass has been provided shall yield  the
right of way to all vehicles.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10696-01-5

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