VTL 1116 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1115 Interference with official traffic-control devices, railroad signs or signals and other highway appurtenances up ARTICLE 24 Traffic Signs, Signals and Markings next SECTION 1117 Traffic-control signals; malfunction Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1116 Lane-use control signal indications Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 7, ARTICLE 24 § 1116. Lane-use control signal indications. Whenever traffic is controlled by lane-use control signal indications located over the individual lanes of a highway, only the colors green, yellow, white and red shall be used, and said signals shall indicate and apply as follows: (a) Traffic facing a steady downward green arrow signal indication is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal indication is located. (b) Traffic facing a steady yellow X signal indication shall prepare to vacate the lane over which the signal indication is located because a lane control change is being made to a steady red X signal indication. (c) Traffic facing a steady white two-way left-turn arrow signal indication is permitted to use a lane over which the signal indication is located for a left turn, but not for through travel, with the understanding that common use of the lane by oncoming road users for left turns is also permitted. (d) Traffic facing a steady white one way left-turn arrow signal indication is permitted to use a lane over which the signal indication is located for a left turn (without opposing turns in the same lane), but not for through travel. (e) Traffic facing a steady red X signal shall not use the lane over which the signal indication is located and this signal indication shall modify accordingly the meaning of other traffic controls present.