NY A03154

Requires vehicles facing green arrow signals to yield right-of-way to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks at intersections, not just other traffic already in the intersection

Grants pedestrians facing steady green signals an explicit right-of-way when crossing within crosswalks, rather than merely permitting them to cross

Mandates that all traffic yield to pedestrians during yellow signals and flashing "DON'T WALK" signals, regardless of when the pedestrian started crossing the roadway

Requires vehicles making right turns on red signals to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks and to "all" other traffic lawfully using the intersection

Extends pedestrian right-of-way protections to vehicles facing flashing yellow signals and clarifies that drivers must yield to pedestrians at unmarked crosswalks at intersections when no traffic signals are operating

Takes effect 30 days after becoming law