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Assembly Bill A4560

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a pilot program, in N.Y. city for the use of pedestrian countdown devices

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2009-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1683-a, V & T L

2009-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a pilot program, in cities of one million or more population, for the use of pedestrian countdown signal devices at certain intersections and crossings; provides that such signal devices shall inform the pedestrians of how many seconds they have to safely cross the location.

2009-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4560

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  pedestrian
  "countdown" signal devices for certain crossings and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 1683-a to read as follows:
  S  1683-A.  PILOT  PROGRAM  FOR  INSTALLATION  OF PEDESTRIAN COUNTDOWN
DEVICES.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, EACH CITY WITH
A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  AND  EMPOWERED
TO ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.  TWENTY-FIVE  PEDESTRIAN  COUNTDOWN  SIGNAL  DEVICES  SHALL  BE
INSTALLED AT  SUCH  INTERSECTIONS  OR  PEDESTRIAN  CROSSINGS  WHICH  CAN
REASONABLY  BE  EXPECTED  TO  BENEFIT  FROM SAID PILOT PROJECT AND WHICH
WOULD INFORM PEDESTRIANS HOW MANY SECONDS THEY HAVE TO SAFELY CROSS  THE
SAID LOCATION.
  2.  THE  NUMBERS  OF  PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS AT THESE SELECTED LOCATIONS
SHALL BE MONITORED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE ACTIVATION OF
SAID DEVICES AND COMPARED TO THE TWO YEAR PERIOD  PRECEDING  ACTIVATION.
SAID  REPORT SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION AND FORWARDED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed 2 years after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04511-02-9

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