Assembly Bill A3199

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a pedestrian's right of way

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2021-A3199 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1111, 1112, 1113 & 1151, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8601
2013-2014: A852
2015-2016: A605
2017-2018: A3355
2019-2020: A1377
2023-2024: A882

2021-A3199 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands and clarifies when pedestrians shall be entitled to the right of way with respect to all other traffic.

2021-A3199 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3199
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  GLICK,  PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Trans-
   portation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a  pedestri-
   an's right of way
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 1111 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of  1984,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. Traffic, except pedestrians, facing a steady green arrow signal may
 cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by
 such  arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications
 shown at the same time, except that a U-Turn  may  be  made  by  traffic
 facing  a left green arrow signal unless a sign prohibits such U-Turn or
 such U-Turn is in violation of any other provision of law. Such  traffic
 shall yield the right of way to other traffic lawfully within the inter-
 section  [or  an]  AND  PEDESTRIANS WITHIN A MARKED OR UNMARKED adjacent
 cross walk AT THE INTERSECTION at the time such signal is exhibited.
   § 2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of section 1111 of the vehicle and
 traffic law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1971,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   3.  Unless  otherwise  directed  by  a  pedestrian-control  signal  as
 provided in section eleven hundred twelve OF THIS  ARTICLE,  pedestrians
 facing  any  steady green signal, except when the sole green signal is a
 turn arrow, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND may proceed across the road-
 way within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
   § 3. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subdivision (b)  of  section  1111  of  the
 vehicle  and traffic law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1971,
 are amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00843-01-1
              

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