Assembly Bill A7699

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires communities with traffic-control devices with photo monitoring to have uniform duration periods for all yellow signal lights on any traffic-control devices

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

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2009-A7699 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1111-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2399
2013-2014: A3862
2015-2016: A1592
2017-2018: A1127
2019-2020: A3314
2021-2022: A1574
2023-2024: A4545

2009-A7699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that in communities which include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights located on any traffic-control device in such community shall have uniform duration periods.

2009-A7699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7699

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PRETLOW, TOWNS, CALHOUN, CHRISTENSEN, REILLY,
  MILLMAN, MARKEY, GUNTHER, COOK --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  BACALLES,  MAISEL, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  that  in  communities  that  include traffic-control devices outfitted
  with photo monitoring  instruments,  amber  or  yellow  signal  lights
  located  on  any  traffic-control  device in such community shall have
  uniform duration periods

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1111-b to read as follows:
  S 1111-B. DURATION OF YELLOW OR AMBER SIGNALS LOCATED  IN  COMMUNITIES
WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  DEVICES  OUTFITTED  WITH PHOTO MONITORING. (A) IN
COMMUNITIES THAT INCLUDE TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES  OUTFITTED  WITH  PHOTO
MONITORING INSTRUMENTS:
  1.  THERE  SHALL BE DISPLAYED A STEADY CIRCULAR YELLOW OR AMBER SIGNAL
WARNING TRAFFIC THAT ANY MOVEMENT RELATED TO A  GREEN  SIGNAL  IS  BEING
TERMINATED AND THAT A RED SIGNAL WILL BE EXHIBITED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFT-
ER; AND
  2.  ALL  YELLOW OR AMBER SIGNALS LOCATED ON ANY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE
IN SUCH COMMUNITY SHALL HAVE UNIFORM DURATION PERIODS.
  (B) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "PHOTO MONITORING INSTRUMENT" SHALL  MEAN
CAMERAS  WHICH  PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPES OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES
AND WHICH ARE BUILT INTO A TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE'S RED SIGNAL LIGHT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11128-01-9

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