Senate Bill S3765

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing motorcycles and bicycles to cautiously go through a red light

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S3765 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1111, V & T L

2017-S3765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing motorcycles and bicycles to go through a red light, either to go straight or to make a right or left turn, after stopping and proceeding cautiously.

2017-S3765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3765
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
   motorcycles and bicycles to cautiously go through a red light
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (d) of section 1111 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 760 of the laws of  1974,  is
 amended and a new paragraph 2-a is added to read as follows:
   1.  Traffic,  except pedestrians, facing a steady circular red signal,
 unless to make such other movement as is permitted by other  indications
 shown at the same time, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if
 none,  then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of
 the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk,  at  the  point
 nearest  the  intersecting  roadway  where  the driver has a view of the
 approaching traffic on the  intersecting  roadway  before  entering  the
 intersection and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is
 shown except as provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS two AND TWO-A of this
 subdivision.
   2-A.  MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES FACING A STEADY CIRCULAR RED SIGNAL MAY
 CAUTIOUSLY ENTER THE INTERSECTION TO  GO  STRAIGHT  THROUGH  THE  INTER-
 SECTION  OR  TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, STOPPING AS REQUIRED BY PARA-
 GRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT THAT RIGHT TURNING MOTORCYCLES AND
 BICYCLES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO STOP WHEN A STEADY RIGHT GREEN ARROW SIGNAL
 IS SHOWN AT THE SAME TIME. SUCH MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES SHALL YIELD THE
 RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PEDESTRIANS WITHIN A MARKED OR UNMARKED CROSSWALK AT THE
 INTERSECTION AND TO OTHER TRAFFIC LAWFULLY USING THE INTERSECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07551-01-7

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