Assembly Bill A5889

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5889

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  pedestrian
  warning devices for parking garages

  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 1686 to read as follows:
  S 1686. ALL VEHICLES MUST STOP AT PARKING GARAGE EXITS. (A) AS USED IN
THIS  SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1.
"EXIT" SHALL MEAN A POINT OF EGRESS OF A MOTOR  VEHICLE  WHICH  REQUIRES
SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE TO CROSS A SIDEWALK.
  2.  "PARKING GARAGE" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR THAT PORTION OF A BUILD-
ING DESIGNED OR USED FOR THE HOUSING, STORAGE OR PARKING  OF  TWENTY  OR
MORE MOTOR VEHICLES.
  3.  "PEDESTRIAN  WARNING  DEVICE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  DEVICE  OR SYSTEM
CONSISTING OF A MECHANISM WHICH DETECTS A MOTOR VEHICLE AS IT APPROACHES
A PARKING GARAGE EXIT TO  DEPART  THEREFROM  AND  ACTIVATES  A  FLASHING
YELLOW  LIGHT  POSITIONED  AT  THE  EXTERIOR OF SUCH PARKING GARAGE EXIT
WHICH IS VISIBLE TO PEDESTRIANS OR AN AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL  CONSISTING
OF  AN  INTERMITTENT  SOUND  NOT  EXCEEDING  70  DB  (A) MEASURED AT, OR
ADJUSTED TO, A DISTANCE OF TEN FEET FROM SUCH EXIT.  SUCH  DEVICE  SHALL
NOT  BE  ACTIVATED FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME IN EXCESS OF TEN SECONDS AFTER
THE ACTIVATING VEHICLE HAS CLEARED THE EXIT, EXCEPT AS  ACTIVATED  BY  A
SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE.
  (B)  ALL  OWNERS OF PARKING GARAGES SHALL INSTALL, AT EACH EXIT THERE-
FROM:
  1. A PEDESTRIAN WARNING DEVICE;
  2. A STOP SIGN;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  3. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IN A MANNER WHICH IS LEGIBLE  AND  CONSPICUOUS
TO  OPERATORS OF EXITING MOTOR VEHICLES: "STATE LAW REQUIRES VEHICLES TO
YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS ON SIDEWALKS."; AND
  4. ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH SUCH EXIT THE FOLLOWING NOTICE TO PEDESTRI-
ANS:  "CAUTION:  EXITING  VEHICLES."  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL BE POSTED IN A
MANNER WHICH IS LEGIBLE AND CONSPICUOUS TO PEDESTRIANS.
  (C) A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law.