S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1127
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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-f to read as follows:
§ 1111-F. 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04424-01-7