Assembly Bill A3104A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals

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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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2021-A3104 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S920
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1231-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9123, S7026
2023-2024: A3986, S2643

2021-A3104 - Summary

Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals.

2021-A3104 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3104
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  opera-
   tion of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals
 
   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 1231-a to read as follows:
   §  1231-A.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS  FOR  BICYCLES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE APPROACHING A  STOP
 SIGN  SHALL  SLOW DOWN AND, IF REQUIRED FOR SAFETY, STOP BEFORE ENTERING
 THE INTERSECTION. AFTER SLOWING TO A REASONABLE SPEED OR  STOPPING,  THE
 PERSON  SHALL  YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ANY VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION
 OR APPROACHING ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY SO CLOSELY AS TO CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDI-
 ATE HAZARD DURING THE TIME THE PERSON IS MOVING  ACROSS  OR  WITHIN  THE
 INTERSECTION OR INJUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS, EXCEPT THAT A PERSON AFTER SLOW-
 ING  TO  A  REASONABLE  SPEED AND YIELDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO VEHICLES,
 OTHER PERSONS OPERATING A  BICYCLE  AND  PEDESTRIANS  IF  REQUIRED,  MAY
 CAUTIOUSLY MAKE A TURN OR PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT STOP-
 PING.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON OPERATING A
 BICYCLE APPROACHING A  STEADY  RED  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  SHALL  STOP
 BEFORE  ENTERING  THE INTERSECTION AND SHALL YIELD TO ALL OTHER TRAFFIC.
 ONCE THE PERSON HAS STOPPED, THE PERSON MAY PROCEED THROUGH  THE  STEADY
 RED  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  SIGNAL  WITH  CAUTION.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT A
 PERSON AFTER SLOWING TO A REASONABLE SPEED AND YIELDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
 IF REQUIRED, MAY CAUTIOUSLY MAKE A RIGHT-HAND  TURN.  A  LEFT-HAND  TURN
 ONTO A ONE-WAY HIGHWAY MAY BE MADE ON A RED TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL AFTER
 STOPPING AND YIELDING TO OTHER TRAFFIC.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A3104A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S920
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1231-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9123, S7026
2023-2024: A3986, S2643

2021-A3104A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals.

2021-A3104A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3104--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY, SIMON, GALLAGHER, EPSTEIN, CARROLL, JACK-
   SON, HUNTER, MITAYNES, McMAHON, DAVILA -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera-
   tion of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals
 
   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 1231-a to read as follows:
   § 1231-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS  FOR  BICYCLES.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE APPROACHING A STOP
 SIGN SHALL, BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION,  EITHER  SLOW  DOWN  TO  A
 SPEED  REASONABLE FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS, OR SHALL STOP IF REQUIRED FOR
 SAFETY 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  INTERSECT-
 ING  HIGHWAY  WHERE  SUCH  PERSON  OPERATING A BICYCLE HAS A VIEW OF THE
 APPROACHING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSECTING HIGHWAY.  SUCH PERSON  OPERATING
 A  BICYCLE SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ANY PEDESTRIAN LEGALLY CROSS-
 ING THE HIGHWAY ON WHICH THEY ARE OPERATING  THE  BICYCLE,  AND  TO  ANY
 VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION OR APPROACHING ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY SO CLOSELY
 AS TO CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD DURING THE TIME SUCH PERSON OPERAT-
 ING  A  BICYCLE  IS MOVING ACROSS OR WITHIN THE INTERSECTION.  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLI-
 SION WITH A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK OR A VEHICLE IN  THE  INTERSECTION
 AFTER OPERATING A BICYCLE PAST A STOP SIGN WITHOUT STOPPING, SUCH COLLI-
 SION  SHALL BE DEEMED PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THEIR FAILURE TO YIELD THE
 RIGHT OF WAY.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EXCEPT WHEN DIRECTED TO
 PROCEED BY A POLICE OFFICER, EVERY PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE  APPROACH-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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