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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Relates to authorizing "right on red" in Richmond county
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Matthew Titone
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BILL NUMBER:S5357
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing "right on red" in Richmond county
Purpose
Authorizes traffic in the county of Richmond to make a right turn at a red traffic light after stopping as required.
Summary of specific provisions
Traffic facing a steady circular red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right turn after stopping as required by vehicle and traffic law.
Justification
To help move traffic in Staten Island in a more efficient and reasonable manner.
Richmond County is a borough with a population of less than 500,000. That is roughly 1/3 the population of the 4th most populated borough, The Bronx.
A law allowing the cautious execution of right-on-red turns would serve to better align the vehicle traffic law with the more suburban traffic patterns on Staten Island, as opposed to the urban traffic patterns of the other boroughs. Ultimately, this will lead to greater efficiencies in the traffic flow in Richmond County."
Legislative history
2015 - same as A5471 - Borelli 2007 - 2008: A7642 (no Senate bill) 2005 - 2006: A6112 (no Senate bill)
Fiscal implications
none
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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