What's happening
This bill allows buses on rapid transit routes in New York City to use flashing purple lights under certain conditions.
Why it matters
Improves visibility and identification of bus rapid transit (BRT) vehicles. by allowing the use of distinctive flashing purple lights, potentially making it easier for passengers and other drivers to recognize and prioritize these buses on the road.
Limits use to specific routes and conditions. , ensuring that only authorized bus drivers on designated BRT routes in New York City can use these lights, and explicitly prohibiting their use on routes where fares are paid upon boarding. This targeted approach aims to maintain clarity and avoid confusion with other bus services.
May enhance enforcement and bus lane compliance. because more visible BRT vehicles can help police and traffic agents identify buses with special priority, possibly improving bus lane discipline and reducing illegal vehicle intrusions.
Provides flexibility to local transit authorities. , as the definition of eligible BRT routes is tied to what the NYC Department of Transportation and transit agencies designate, allowing the system to adapt as BRT networks expand or change.
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Allow Purple Lights on Buses
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Provides that in N.Y. city flashing purple lights may be affixed to and displayed on buses operated on a bus rapid transit route
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
787
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing that in a city of one million or more flashing purple lights may be affixed to and displayed on buses operated on a bus rapid transit route
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. In a city with a population of one million or more, flashing purple lights may be affixed to and displayed on buses operated on a bus rapid transit route. Such flashing purple lights may be used exclusively by a bus driver authorized by the applicable mass transit agency on any bus rapid transit route, provided that flashing purple lights may not be utilized on any bus operating on a bus rapid transit route where the bus fare is paid upon boarding. For the purposes of this paragraph, "bus rapid transit route" shall include routes designated as such by the New York city department of transportation and the applicable mass transit agency, including but not limited to, those routes specified in section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01132-01-9
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