Senate Bill S5357

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing "right on red" in Richmond county

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S5357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8632
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1111, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5471
2017-2018: A7025

2015-S5357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes "right on red" in Richmond county.

2015-S5357 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5357

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  "right on red" in Richmond county

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (d) of section 1111 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 230  and  420  of
the  laws of 1980 and subparagraph c as added by chapter 317 of the laws
of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  Except in [a city having a population of one million or more]  THE
COUNTIES OF NEW YORK, KINGS, QUEENS AND BRONX, unless a sign is in place
prohibiting such turn:
  a.  Traffic  facing  a steady circular red signal may cautiously enter
the intersection to make a right turn  after  stopping  as  required  by
paragraph  one of this subdivision, except that right turning traffic is
not required to stop when a steady right green arrow signal is shown  at
the  same time. Such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at the intersection and  to  other
traffic lawfully using the intersection;
  b. Traffic, while on a one-way roadway, facing a steady red signal may
cautiously  enter  the  intersection  to make a left turn onto a one-way
roadway after stopping as required by paragraph one of this subdivision.
Such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within a marked
or unmarked crosswalk at the intersection and to other traffic  lawfully
using the intersection.
  c. On or after the effective date of this subparagraph, the sign which
prohibits  such  turn  shall  be  prominently  displayed  from all newly
installed traffic signals where possible.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any city  having  a  popu-
lation  of  one  million  or more, is hereby authorized and empowered to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05838-01-5

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