What's happening
This bill allows vehicles to travel in designated bus lanes in mixed-use zones outside of rush hour if they stay clear of buses.
Why it matters
Expands non-bus access to bus lanes in mixed-use (residential and commercial) zones. , potentially easing traffic congestion for drivers outside of peak hours by allowing temporary use of these lanes, provided buses are not impeded.
Requires drivers to maintain a buffer of at least 250 feet ahead of any bus. and to exit the bus lane promptly, aiming to strike a balance between improving traffic flow and maintaining bus service efficiency.
Gives local transit authorities flexibility to define "rush hour" beyond standard times. , which means restrictions could be tailored to meet the actual peak demand for bus services in different neighborhoods or cities.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
279
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to permitting travel in designated bus lanes under certain conditions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1116-a to read as follows:
§ 1116-a. Travel in designated bus lanes. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, when designated bus lane restrictions are in effect on a street in a mixed residential and commercial zone, except during rush hour, it shall not be a violation of law for a vehicle to drive in such designated bus lane provided such vehicle is at a distance of not less than two hundred fifty feet in front and ahead of a bus in the designated bus lane and the driver of the vehicle promptly exits the bus lane, thereby leaving the designated bus lane free and clear for the bus.
2. For purposes of this section, "rush hour" shall mean the hours of six a.m. through ten a.m. Monday through Friday and four p.m. through seven p.m. Monday through Friday or the period, as designated by the local transit authority, when bus service provided is at its peak levels.
§ 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
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05273-01-9
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