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a. Whenever pedestrian control signals are in operation, exhibiting symbols of a walking person, upraised hand, or upraised hand with a pedestrian countdown display, or any other internationally recognized representation concerning the movement of pedestrians, such signals shall indicate as follows:
1. Steady walking person. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of such signal, and other traffic shall yield the right of way to such pedestrians.
2. Flashing upraised hand or flashing upraised hand with pedestrian countdown display. Pedestrians facing such signal are advised that there may be insufficient time to cross the roadway. Pedestrians already in the roadway are cautioned to proceed to the nearest sidewalk or safety island in the direction of such signal. Other traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians proceeding across the roadway within the crosswalk towards such signal for as long as such signal remains flashing.
3. Steady upraised hand. Pedestrians crossing in the direction of such signal do not have the right of way. Pedestrians entering the roadway in the direction of such signal will be at risk of injury due to other traffic that has the right of way. Pedestrians may proceed across the roadway in the direction of a steady upraised hand but shall yield to other traffic that has the right of way, provided that a failure to yield shall not be a violation of this section.
b. Pedestrians crossing at points outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk do not have the right of way. Pedestrians may cross any roadway, other than a limited access highway, at any point, including points outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, but shall yield to other traffic that has the right of way, provided that a failure to yield shall not be a violation of this section.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a pedestrian must exercise all duty of care when entering a roadway at a crosswalk facing a pedestrian signal with a steady upraised hand or at a point other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any person from the duty of due care for their safety or the safety of others in a roadway.
(L.L. 2016/115, 9/28/2016, eff. 12/27/2016; Am. L.L. 2024/098, 10/26/2024, eff. 2/23/2025)
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Crosswalk. The term "crosswalk" means that part of a roadway, whether marked or unmarked, which is included within the extension of the sidewalk lines between opposite sides of the roadway at an intersection.
Intersection. The term "intersection" means the same as such term is defined in section 120 of the vehicle and traffic law or successor provision.
Pedestrian. The term "pedestrian" means the same as such term is defined in section 130 of the vehicle and traffic law or successor provision.
b. A person operating a bicycle while crossing an intersection shall follow pedestrian control signals except where otherwise indicated by traffic control devices, and provided that such person shall yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
c. The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to effectuate this section.
(L.L. 2019/154, 8/23/2019, eff. 12/21/2019)
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
All-terrain vehicle. The term "all-terrain vehicle" has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision 1 of section 2281 of the vehicle and traffic law, which includes dirt bikes, or any successor provision.
Operate. The term "operate" means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, or use or control the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in any manner.
Person. The term "person" means an individual and does not include officers or employees of any governmental agency acting in an official capacity, or private individuals or entities acting pursuant to agreements with governmental agencies.
b. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle in the city of New York, except that, in the case of property other than a street or a park, an all-terrain vehicle may be operated only with the consent, written or conspicuously posted consistent with applicable law, of the owner or lessee, or operated by an individual owner or lessee.
c. The violation of subdivision b of this section constitutes a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed 500 dollars for the first offense and not to exceed 1,000 dollars for any subsequent offense.
d. A person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of 500 dollars. A person committing a second or subsequent violation of subdivision b of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of 1,000 dollars. Civil penalties pursuant to this subdivision are recoverable in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings pursuant to chapter 45-A of the charter, or in a civil action or proceeding brought in the name of the city.
e. Any act prohibited by this section additionally constitutes a traffic infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed 500 dollars for the first conviction, and not to exceed 1,000 dollars for any subsequent conviction.
(L.L. 2017/028, 3/18/2017, eff. 4/17/2017)
* Editor's note: there are two sections designated as § 19-197.
a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Park. The term "park" means any park under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation that is equal to or greater than one acre, and includes a playground or active recreational or athletic amenity.
Pedestrian countdown display. The term "pedestrian countdown display" means any automated digital reading used in a crosswalk that displays, at the beginning of the flashing upraised hand signal, the number of seconds remaining until the termination of such signal.
School. The term "school" means any buildings, grounds, facilities, property, or portion thereof in which educational instruction is provided on a full-time basis to at least 250 students at or below the twelfth grade level.
Traffic control signal. The term "traffic control signal" has the same meaning as in section 154 of the vehicle and traffic law or any successor provision.
b. No later than three years after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department shall survey all intersections with traffic control signals that are adjacent to a school or park and do not currently have pedestrian countdown displays for the purpose of determining whether pedestrian countdown displays should be installed at such intersections.
c. The department shall install pedestrian countdown displays at each intersection that the department deems necessary within two years of the completion of the survey required by subdivision b of this section. The department shall inform the speaker of the council in writing upon completion of all such installations.
d. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the department may determine that the installation of a pedestrian countdown display in any one or more intersection is not appropriate because such installation would endanger the safety of motorists or pedestrians, divert resources from installations at other locations that the department has identified as safety priorities, or be inconsistent with the department's guidelines regarding the installation of pedestrian countdown displays.
e. Upon completion of the survey required by subdivision b, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council a report on the results of such survey, including, but not limited to, a list of the intersections where the department has determined that it is not appropriate to install a pedestrian countdown display and the reasons therefor; provided, however, that the department shall annually assess the need to install pedestrian countdown displays adjacent to any new schools or parks created after such survey.
(L.L. 2017/130, 8/8/2017, eff. 8/8/2017)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2017/130.
* Editor's note: there are two sections designated as § 19-197.
The department shall study and produce a report regarding its current and planned efforts to educate pedestrians and drivers of:
1. the dangers inherent in acting as a pedestrian while distracted by texting, or other uses of a mobile device; and
2. the necessity of operators of motor vehicles to exercise care in watching for pedestrians who are distracted by texting, or other uses of a mobile device, regardless of whether a pedestrian is utilizing a defined street crossing.
Such study and report shall detail the department's communications, on a citywide basis, that educate pedestrians about the dangers of using a mobile device while traversing an intersection, and the dangers of using a mobile device while being near or in a street and shall provide an analysis of the effectiveness of such communications. The report shall further provide recommendations relative to preventing future motor vehicle crashes involving pedestrians who are utilizing a mobile device. The department shall submit its report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the mayor and the speaker of the city council.
(2017 N.Y. Laws Ch. 306, 9/13/2017, eff. 9/13/2017)
a. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Fatality. The term "fatality" means a personal injury categorized as a "K" fatality by the New York state department of motor vehicles.
Injury. The term "injury" means a personal injury categorized as an "A", "B" or "C" injury by the New York state department of motor vehicles.
b. The commissioner shall publish on the department's website a map showing the approximate locations of motor vehicle related injuries and fatalities in the city. Such map shall allow users to disaggregate crashes that resulted in an injury or fatality by year, month and time of day of occurrence if known. Times of day shall be aggregated into eight three-hour windows, commencing with a window from midnight to 3:00 a.m. and concluding with a window from 9:00 p.m. to midnight. Such map shall display the speed limit of each street in the city.
c. The commissioner shall publish on the department's website summaries of recent design improvements that the department has made to the streets of the city for the purpose of enhancing motorist, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian safety.
d. The commissioner shall update all information published pursuant to this section not less than once a month.
(L.L. 2017/240, 12/17/2017, eff. 7/31/2018)
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