Assembly Bill A5001

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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co-Sponsors

2023-A5001 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L

2023-A5001 - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-A5001 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5001
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during  times
   of student arrival and dismissal

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1640 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
   23. ESTABLISH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOU-
 SAND  OR  MORE  LEADING  TO  AND  FROM  SCHOOL BUILDINGS DURING TIMES OF
 STUDENT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS  SHALL  INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I)  SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS  SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (II) PEDESTRIANS SHALL WAIT UNTIL A  PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL  SIGNAL  INDI-
 CATES A SIGN TO WALK;
   (III)  VEHICLES  SHALL  NOT  TURN  RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHILE THE
 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (IV) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (V) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC  WHILE  THE  TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
   (VI)  SIGNS  SHALL  BE  ERECTED  AT SUCH INTERSECTIONS WITH A SCRAMBLE
 CROSSWALK INDICATING THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE INTERSECTION  UNLESS
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK.
   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "SCRAMBLE CROSSWALK" MEANS A
 CROSSWALK WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHICH TEMPORARILY  STOPS  ALL  VEHICULAR
 TRAFFIC WHILE A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS
 AT THE INTERSECTION SHALL CROSS THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2023-A5001A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L

2023-A5001A - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-A5001A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5001--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CUNNINGHAM, GLICK -- 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 establishing
   scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during  times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1640 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
   23.  ESTABLISH  SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE LEADING TO AND FROM SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  DURING  TIMES  OF
 STUDENT  ARRIVAL  AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I) SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS  BETWEEN  8:00  A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (II)  PEDESTRIANS  SHALL  WAIT UNTIL A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDI-
 CATES A SIGN TO WALK;
   (III) VEHICLES SHALL NOT TURN RIGHT  AT  THE  INTERSECTION  WHILE  THE
 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (IV) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (V)  BICYCLISTS  MAY  PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WHILE THE TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
   (VI) SIGNS SHALL BE ERECTED AT  SUCH  INTERSECTIONS  WITH  A  SCRAMBLE
 CROSSWALK  INDICATING THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE INTERSECTION UNLESS
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALK"  MEANS  A
 CROSSWALK  WITH  A  TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHICH TEMPORARILY STOPS ALL VEHICULAR
 TRAFFIC WHILE A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS
 AT THE INTERSECTION SHALL CROSS THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2023-A5001B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L

2023-A5001B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-A5001B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5001--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CUNNINGHAM, GLICK -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during  times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   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 1640-s to read as follows:
   §  1640-S.  SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS  IN  CITIES  WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE. 1. THERE SHALL BE SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES WITH  A
 POPULATION  OF  ONE MILLION OR MORE LEADING TO AND FROM SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 DURING TIMES OF STUDENT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A)  SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS  SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (B) PEDESTRIANS SHALL WAIT UNTIL A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES
 A SIGN TO WALK;
   (C) VEHICLES SHALL NOT TURN RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHILE THE  TRAF-
 FIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (D)  BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (E) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC  WHILE  THE  TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
   (F)  SIGNS  SHALL  BE  ERECTED  AT  SUCH INTERSECTIONS WITH A SCRAMBLE
 CROSSWALK INDICATING THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE INTERSECTION  UNLESS
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06074-08-3

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