Bill > S07026

This bill amends the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as "yield" signs and red traffic lights as "stop and yield" signals. Specifically, it permits bicyclists to slow down, yield the right-of-way, and then cautiously proceed through the intersection without a complete stop at stop signs. At red traffic lights, bicyclists must stop, yield to other traffic, and then may proceed with caution, including making right or left turns. This legislation aims to provide a more efficient and safer way for bicyclists to navigate intersections.