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Assembly Bill A5242A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits traffic control signals from displaying a green light for traffic while a pedestrian-control signal indicates walk for the pedestrian

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2019-A5242 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-196.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9895
2017-2018: A4119

2019-A5242 - Summary

Prohibits a traffic-control signal from displaying a green light for traffic while a pedestrian-control device is displaying a signal indicating walk or a symbol of a walking person.

2019-A5242 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5242
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 that no traffic-control signal shall indicate a
   green light for traffic while  a  pedestrian-control  signal  at  such
   intersection displays a signal indicating walk for the pedestrian
 
   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-a to read as follows:
   §  19-196-A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNALS; TIMING.  ANY INTERSECTION WITH
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL SHALL HAVE SUCH SIGNAL PROGRAMMED  TO  INDI-
 CATE  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.
                                                            LBD07802-02-9

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2019-A5242A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-196.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9895
2017-2018: A4119

2019-A5242A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a traffic-control signal from displaying a green light for traffic while a pedestrian-control device is displaying a signal indicating walk or a symbol of a walking person.

2019-A5242A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5242--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, M. G. MILLER, SAYEGH, COLTON, COOK,
   DARLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MORINELLO -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Cities  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to requiring that no traffic-control signal shall indicate a
   green light for traffic while  a  pedestrian-control  signal  at  such
   intersection displays a signal indicating walk for the pedestrian
 
   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 19-196.1 to read as follows:
   §  19-196.1  PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL  SIGNALS.    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.
                                                            LBD07802-03-0

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