2021 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle and Traffic
Title 8 - Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities
Article 40 - Regulation of Traffic by County Superintendent of Highways
1650 - Traffic Regulations on County Roads.

Universal Citation:
NY Veh & Traf L § 1650 (2021)
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§ 1650. Traffic   regulations   on   county   roads.  (a)  The  county
superintendent of highways of a county with respect to county  roads  in
such county, may by order, rule or regulation:
  1.  Upon  a  roadway  which  is divided into three lanes, allocate the
center lane exclusively for traffic moving in a specified direction.
  2. Order signs erected directing slow-moving traffic, trucks, buses or
specified types of vehicles to use a designated  lane,  or  with  signs,
signals  or  markings designate those lanes to be used by traffic moving
in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway.
  3. Determine those highways or portions of  highways  which  shall  be
marked  to  indicate where overtaking and passing or driving to the left
of or crossing such markings would be especially hazardous in accordance
with the standards, minimum warrants and sign or marking  specifications
established by the department of transportation.
  4. Temporarily exclude from any portion of any county road any vehicle
with  a  gross  weight  of  over four or more tons or any vehicle with a
gross weight in excess of any designated weight on any wheel, axle,  any
number  of  axles,  or  per  inch width of tire when in his opinion such
highway would be materially injured by the operation of any such vehicle
thereon.  Such exclusion shall take effect upon the erection of signs on
the section of highway from which such  vehicles  are  excluded,  and  a
notice that such vehicles are excluded shall be published in a newspaper
in  the county where the highway is situated. The exclusion shall remain
in effect until the removal of the  signs  as  directed  by  the  county
superintendent  of highways. Upon written application by any operator of
a vehicle subject to this section, the county superintendent of highways
may issue a permit providing appropriate exemption to such  vehicle,  if
it  is  deemed that said vehicle is performing essential local pickup or
delivery service and that a failure to grant such  permit  would  create
hardship.  Every such permit may designate the route to be traversed and
contain other reasonable restrictions or  conditions  deemed  necessary.
Every such permit shall be carried on the vehicle to which it refers and
shall be open to inspection of any peace officer, acting pursuant to his
special  duties,  or  police  officer.  Such  permits  shall  be for the
duration of the restriction imposed under this section.
  4-a. Exclude trucks, commercial  vehicles,  tractors,  tractor-trailer
combinations,  or  tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations in excess of
any designated weight, designated length, designated  height,  or  eight
feet  in  width,  from  county highways, except for qualifying or access
highways or set limits on hours of operation of  such  vehicles.    Such
exclusion  shall  not  be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of
merchandise or  other  property  along  the  highways  from  which  such
vehicles or combinations are otherwise excluded.
  5. Designate a portion of a slope as a path for the use of bicycles.
  6.  Order  signs or markings to identify the portion of the highway to
be used for bicycle travel.
  * 7. Designate preferential use lanes for specified types  or  classes
of vehicles.
  * NB There are two par 7's
  * 7.  Declare  a  snow  emergency and designate any highway or portion
thereof as a snow emergency route.
  * NB There are two par 7's

(b) Each such county superintendent of highways shall cause to be determined, for all bridges and elevated structures under his jurisdiction, the capacity in tons of two thousand pounds which the bridge or structure will safely carry. At bridges or structures of insufficient strength to carry safely the legal loads permissible by section three hundred eighty-five of this chapter, the county superintendent of highways shall cause signs to be erected to inform persons of the safe capacity.

(c) Each such county superintendent of highways shall cause signs to be erected to inform persons of the legal overhead clearance for all bridges, and elevated structures on highways under his jurisdiction. The legal clearance shall be one foot less than the measured clearance. The measured clearance shall be the minimum height to the bridge or structure measured vertically from the traveled portion of the roadway. On bridges or structures having fourteen feet or more of measured clearance, no such signs shall be required. d. The legislative body of any county with respect to county roads in such county, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation, provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned on highways during snowstorms, floods, fire or other public emergencies, or found unattended where they constitute an obstruction to traffic or any place where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, and for the payment of reasonable charges for such removal and storage by the owner or operator of any such vehicle.

(e) The legislative body of any county with respect to county roads in such county, may by local law or ordinance prohibit vehicles engaged in retail sales of frozen desserts as that term is defined in subdivision thirty-seven of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter directly to pedestrians from stopping for the purpose of such sales on any such road or on all such roads. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the operator of such vehicle from stopping such vehicle off of such road, in a safe manner, for the sole purpose of delivering such retail product directly to the residence of a consumer or to the business address of a customer of such retailer.

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