New York A 4251: Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal

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A04251 Summary:

BILL NOA04251 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04508

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSRGlick, Alvarez, Gibbs, Simone, Tapia, Bores

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1640-t, V & T L

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Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

Go to top A04251 Actions:

BILL NOA04251 

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01/31/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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Go to topA04251 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4251

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, GLICK, ALVAREZ, GIBBS, SIMONE, TAPIA,
 BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times
 of student arrival and dismissal

 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 1640-t to read as follows:
 3 § 1640-t. Scramble crosswalks in cities with a population of one
 4 million or more. 1. There shall be scramble crosswalks in cities with a
 5 population of one million or more leading to and from school buildings
 6 during times of student arrival and dismissal. Such scramble crosswalks
 7 shall include, but not be limited to, the following requirements:
 8 (a) scramble crosswalks shall operate on weekdays between 8:00 A.M.
 9 and 4:00 P.M.;
 10 (b) pedestrians shall wait until a pedestrian-control signal indicates
 11 a sign to walk;
 12 (c) vehicles shall not turn right at the intersection while the traf-
 13 fic signal indicates a red light;
 14 (d) bicyclists may proceed with pedestrians when a pedestrian-control
 15 signal indicates a sign to walk, provided however, such bicyclists shall
 16 yield the right of way to all pedestrians in the intersection;
 17 (e) bicyclists may proceed with vehicular traffic while the traffic
 18 signal indicates a green light; and
 19 (f) signs shall be erected at such intersections with a scramble
 20 crosswalk indicating that no person shall enter the intersection unless
 21 a pedestrian-control signal indicates that all pedestrians may walk.
 22 2. For the purposes of this section, "scramble crosswalk" means a
 23 crosswalk with a traffic signal which temporarily stops all vehicular

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04070-01-5

 A. 4251 2

 1 traffic while a pedestrian-control signal indicates that all pedestrians
 2 at the intersection shall cross the intersection at the same time.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law.

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