Assembly Bill A4119

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires pedestrian-control signals to indicate that all pedestrians at an intersection shall cross the street at the same time

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

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2017-A4119 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-196, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9895
2019-2020: A5242

2017-A4119 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pedestrian-control signals to indicate that all pedestrians at an intersection shall cross the street at the same time; prohibits a traffic-control signal from displaying a green light for traffic while a pedestrian-control device is displaying a signal indication walk or a symbol of a walking person.

2017-A4119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4119
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to requiring pedestrian-control signals to indicate that all
   pedestrians at an intersection shall cross the street at the same time

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 19-196 to read as follows:
   § 19-196 PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNALS; TIMING.  ANY INTERSECTION WITH  A
 PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL  SIGNAL SHALL HAVE SUCH SIGNAL PROGRAMMED TO INDICATE
 THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS AT THE INTERSECTION SHALL CROSS THE STREET  AT  THE
 SAME  TIME.   NO TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL SHALL INDICATE A GREEN LIGHT FOR
 TRAFFIC WHILE A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL AT SUCH INTERSECTION  DISPLAYS
 A SIGNAL INDICATING WALK OR A STEADY WALKING PERSON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09274-01-7

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