Requires that in communities which include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights located on any traffic-control device in such community shall have uniform duration periods.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7490
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that in communities that include traffic-control devices outfitted with
photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights located on
any traffic-control device in such community shall have uniform duration
periods
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that in all communities that use
traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring instruments, the
amber or yellow signal lights located on any traffic-control device
shall appear for uniform duration periods.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1111-b. Duration of yellow or amber signals located in communi-
ties with traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring. (a)
In communities that include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo
monitoring instruments: (b) As used in this section, "photo monitoring
instrument" shall mean cameras which provide photographs, videotapes or
other recorded images and which provide photographs, videotapes or other
recorded images and which are built into a traffic-control device's red
signal light.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
01/03/24 A4545 referred to transportation
02/16/23 A4545 referred to transportation
2021-2022 A1574 referred to transportation
2018-2019 A3314 referred to transportation
2017/2018 A1127 referred to transportation
2015/2016 A1592 referred to transportation
2013-14 A3862 referred to transportation
2009/2010 referred to transportation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7490
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that in communities that include traffic-control devices outfitted
with photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights
located on any traffic-control device in such community shall have
uniform duration periods
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1111-i to read as follows:
3 § 1111-i. Duration of yellow or amber signals located in communities
4 with traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring. (a) In
5 communities that include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo
6 monitoring instruments:
7 1. there shall be displayed a steady circular yellow or amber signal
8 warning traffic that any movement related to a green signal is being
9 terminated and that a red signal will be exhibited immediately thereaft-
10 er; and
11 2. all yellow or amber signals located on any traffic-control device
12 in such community shall have uniform duration periods.
13 (b) As used in this section, "photo monitoring instrument" shall mean
14 cameras which provide photographs, videotapes or other recorded images
15 and which are built into a traffic-control device's red signal light.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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