A 4251: 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.
The proposed law aims to establish scramble crosswalks in cities with a population of one million or more, leading to and from school buildings during student arrival and dismissal times. Scramble crosswalks would operate on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and would require pedestrians to wait for a pedestrian-control signal to walk. Vehicles would not be allowed to turn right at intersections when the traffic signal indicates a red light. Bicyclists would be permitted to proceed with pedestrians when the pedestrian-control signal indicates a sign to walk, but would yield to pedestrians in the intersection. Bicyclists could also proceed with vehicular traffic when the traffic signal indicates a green light. Signs would be erected at intersections with scramble crosswalks to indicate that no one should enter the intersection unless a pedestrian-control signal allows pedestrians…
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to transportation |
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. LBD04070-01-5A. 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.