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Assembly Bill A2618

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the placement of countdown clocks alerting motorists of the duration of yellow lights in locations where red light cameras are operated

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2015-A2618 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1111-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8738

2015-A2618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the placement of countdown clocks alerting motorists of the duration of yellow lights in locations where red light cameras are operated.

2015-A2618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2618

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  the  placement  of countdown clocks alerting motorists of the duration
  of yellow lights in locations where red light  cameras  are  operated;
  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
  of

  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-e to read as follows:
  S  1111-E.  YELLOW  LIGHT COUNTDOWN CLOCK REQUIRED. ANY CITY OR COUNTY
OPERATING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM THAT IMPOSES MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE
OWNER OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR  THEREOF  TO  COMPLY
WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS IN SUCH CITY OR COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN COUNTDOWN CLOCKS IN EACH DIRECTION OF
EVERY INTERSECTION WHERE A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATIONS-MONI-
TORING  DEVICE IS IN OPERATION. SUCH COUNTDOWN CLOCKS SHALL ALERT MOTOR-
ISTS TO THE DURATION OF THE YELLOW LIGHT AT SUCH INTERSECTION, AND SHALL
BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR A  UNIFORM
SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED
EIGHTY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM
"TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN  A
VEHICLE  SENSOR  INSTALLED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TRAFFIC-CONTROL
SIGNAL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCES TWO OR MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, TWO OR MORE
MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, A VIDEOTAPE OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES OF  EACH  VEHICLE
AT  THE  TIME  IT IS USED OR OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall expire December 1, 2015  when  upon
such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. Effective
immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
date is authorized to be made on or before such date.

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