What's happening
This bill allows right turns on red lights in Richmond County (Staten Island), aligning its rules with the rest of New York State.
Why it matters
Removes Staten Island (Richmond County) from the ban on right turns at red lights in NYC. , allowing drivers there to make right turns on red after stopping, unless specifically prohibited by signage. This creates a unique traffic rule for Staten Island compared to the other NYC boroughs.
Could impact pedestrian and cyclist safety at intersections in Staten Island. , as right turns on red may increase potential conflicts, especially at busy or high-risk crossings.
May improve traffic flow and reduce wait times for drivers in Staten Island. , potentially easing congestion at certain intersections and aligning local driving experience more closely with the rest of New York State.
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Who cares
Richmond County drivers
The bill would allow right turns on red after stopping unless a sign prohibits them, as well as left turns from one one-way roadway onto another under the same conditions.
Pedestrians in Richmond County
Drivers making these turns would still have to yield to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks.
New York City transportation officials
Prohibitory signs would determine where turns on red remain barred in Richmond County, while New York, Kings, Queens and Bronx counties would retain their existing exception.
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Allow Right Turn on Red
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7025
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing "right on red" in Richmond county
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (d) of section 1111 of the vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 230 and 420 of the laws of 1980 and subparagraph c as added by chapter 317 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
2. Except in [a city having a population of one million or more] the counties of New York, Kings, Queens and Bronx, unless a sign is in place prohibiting such turn:
a. Traffic facing a steady circular red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right turn after stopping as required by paragraph one of this subdivision, except that right turning traffic is not required to stop when a steady right green arrow signal is shown at the same time. Such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at the intersection and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection;
b. Traffic, while on a one-way roadway, facing a steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make a left turn onto a one-way roadway after stopping as required by paragraph one of this subdivision. Such traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at the intersection and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
c. On or after the effective date of this subparagraph, the sign which prohibits such turn shall be prominently displayed from all newly installed traffic signals where possible.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any city having a population of one million or more, is hereby authorized and empowered to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09165-01-7
A. 7025 2
adopt a local law authorizing subparagraph a or b of this paragraph to be applicable within [such city] the counties of New York, Kings, Queens and Bronx. Upon the adoption of such local law the exception provided herein for [a city having a population of one million or more] the counties of New York, Kings, Queens and Bronx shall no longer be applicable within such [city] counties.
§ 2. 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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