No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway
at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions
then existing.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley,
driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to
driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across
any alleyway and, upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
[Amended 6-2-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
The following streets are designated as one-way
roadways:
|
Name of Street
|
Direction
|
Limits
|
|---|---|---|
|
Avery Place
[Added 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 92-46] |
South
|
From Duane Avenue to Strong Street
|
|
Baker Avenue
|
South
|
From the Plaza to Union Street
|
|
Barrett Street
|
North
|
From State Street to Franklin Street
|
|
Barrett Street
[Amended 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-17; repealed 2-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01] | ||
|
Bradley Alley
[Added 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-08] |
West
|
Jay Street to Yates Street
|
|
Bradt Street
|
South
|
From Broadway to Guilderland Avenue
|
|
Broadway
|
North
|
From State Street to Warren Street
|
|
Central Parkway
|
South
|
From Union Street to Eastern Parkway
|
|
Chapel Street
|
West
|
From Nott Terrace to Lafayette Street
|
|
Charles Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Clifton Place
|
East
|
From Waldorf Place to Brandywine Avenue
|
|
Clinton Street
[Amended 4-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-9] |
North
|
From State Street to Franklin Street
|
|
College Street
|
North
|
From Union Street to Front Street
|
|
College Street
|
South
|
From Union Street to Erie Boulevard
|
|
Columbia Street
|
South
|
From Eastern Avenue to Poplar Street
|
|
Congress Street
|
North
|
From Tenth Avenue to Third Avenue
|
|
Cutler Street
|
South
|
From Congress Street to Eighth Avenue
|
|
Dartmouth Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Devine Street
[Added 4-7-1997 by Ord. No. 97-08] |
North
|
From Nott Street to Hattie Street
|
|
Division Street
|
North
|
From State Street to Becker Street (Sunday only,
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Duane Avenue
|
East
|
From Hulett Street to Grant Avenue
|
|
Edward Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Elbert Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Elder Street
|
North
|
From State Street to Becker Street
|
|
Eleanor Street
[Added 9-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-8] |
West
|
From Broadway to Turner Avenue
|
|
Elmer Avenue
|
South
|
From Union Street to Poplar Street
|
|
Emmett Street
|
West
|
From Brandywine Avenue to Craig Street
|
|
Ferry Street
|
North
|
From State Street to Green Street
|
|
Frank Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Franklin Street
|
East
|
From Broadway to Jay Street
|
|
Front Street
|
East
|
From Washington Avenue to Church Street
|
|
Front Street
|
West
|
From College Street to Ferry Street
|
|
Fuller Street
[Added 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-09] |
East
|
From South Church Street to South Ferry Street
|
|
Furman Street
|
South
|
From Becker Street to State Street (Sunday only,
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Garfield Avenue
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Garner Avenue
|
North
|
From Union Street to Plum Street
|
|
Genesee Street
[Repealed 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-10] | ||
|
Germania Avenue
|
North
|
From Westover Place to Albany Street
|
|
Gillespie Street
|
South
|
From Union Avenue to Union Street
|
|
Green Street
|
East
|
From Ferry Street to College Street
|
|
Harvard Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Hattie Street
|
West
|
From Nott Street to Avenue A
|
|
Hawk Street
|
North
|
Entire length
|
|
Henry Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Hillside Avenue
|
West
|
From City line to Van Vranken Avenue
|
|
Hodgson Street
|
West
|
From Pleasant Street to Webster Street (Sunday
only, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Huron Street
[Repealed 2-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01] | ||
|
Irving Street
|
North
|
Entire length (Sunday only, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.)
|
|
Jackson Place
|
South
|
From Union Street to Eastern Avenue
|
|
Jay Street
|
North
|
From State Street to Union Street
|
|
Jefferson Street
|
West
|
From Erie Boulevard to Front Street
|
|
Kelton Avenue
|
South
|
Entire length
|
|
Lafayette Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Hamilton Street
|
|
Lansing Street
|
North
|
From Bridge Street to Yorkston Street
|
|
Lexington Avenue
|
North
|
From Union Street to Plum Street
|
|
Livingston Avenue
|
South
|
From Union Street to Eastern Parkway
|
|
Lottridge Street
|
West
|
Entire length
|
|
Main Street
|
North
|
From Pearl Street to Ostrander Street
|
|
Manhatten Street
|
West
|
From Van Vranken Avenue to Foster Avenue
|
|
Martin Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Norwood Avenue
|
West
|
From Michigan Avenue to California Avenue
|
|
Nott Terrace Heights
|
East
|
From Nott Terrace to Lewis Place
|
|
Ontario Street
|
South
|
From Broadway to Rose Street (Sunday only, 8:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Ostrander Place
[Added 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-09] |
West
|
From Chrisler Avenue to Crane Street (Sunday only, 8:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Paige Street
|
South
|
From Albany Street to Strong Street
|
|
Park Avenue
|
South
|
From Union Avenue to Union Street (Sunday only,
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Park Place
|
South
|
From Nott Street to Union Street
|
|
Perry Street
|
North
|
From Turner Avenue to Campbell Avenue
|
|
Phillip Street
|
North
|
From Brandt Street to Hegeman Street (Sunday
only, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Phillip Street
|
South
|
From Brandt Street to Thompson Street
|
|
Pleasant Street
|
West
|
From Sixth Avenue to Fourth Avenue (Sunday only,
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Poplar Street
|
East
|
From Columbia Street to Elmer Avenue
|
|
Princeton Street
|
South
|
From State Street to Albany Street
|
|
Rankin Avenue
|
South
|
From Union Street to Eastern Avenue
|
|
Raymond Street
[Amended 3-24-1986 by Ord. No. 86-15] |
East
|
From Van Vranken Avenue to Avenue A
|
|
Robinson Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Robinson Street
|
South
|
From Becker Street to State Street
|
|
Rutgers Street
|
West
|
From Altamont Avenue to Michigan Avenue
|
|
S. Church Street
[Added 2-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02] |
South
|
From State Street to Fuller Street
|
|
Schenectady Street
|
North
|
From Strong Street to Albany Street
|
|
Sergeant Place
|
South
|
Entire length
|
|
Sprague Street
|
South
|
From Stanley Street to Delamont Avenue
|
|
Spruce Street
|
South
|
From Park Road to State Street
|
|
State Street
|
East
|
From Lafayette Street to Veeder Avenue
|
|
Steuben Street
|
North
|
From Duane Avenue to Albany Street
|
|
Strong Street
|
East
|
From Hulett Street to Craig Street (Sunday only,
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
|
|
Tenth Avenue
|
East
|
From Oak Street to Congress Street
|
|
Thompson Street
|
West
|
From Rose Street to Broadway
|
|
Ulster Street
|
North
|
From Nott Street to Belmont Avenue
|
|
University Place
|
South
|
From Union Avenue to Union Street
|
|
Van Curler Driveway
|
West
|
Entire length
|
|
Vermont Avenue
|
East
|
Chrisler Avenue to Van Cortlandt Street (Sunday
only, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Warren Street
|
East
|
From Broadway to Jay Street
|
|
Washington Avenue
|
North
|
From State Street to Union Street
|
|
Water Street
|
East
|
Washington Avenue to Church Street
|
|
Wendell Avenue
|
North
|
From Union Street to Oxford Place (Sunday only,
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
|
|
Western Parkway
|
West
|
Park Road to State Street
|
|
Westinghouse Place
|
East
|
From Broadway to Guilderland Avenue
|
|
Westover Place
|
East
|
From Summit Avenue to Paige Street
|
|
Wilson Avenue
|
South
|
Entire length
|
|
Wing Avenue
|
North
|
From Pearl Street to Main Street
|
|
Yale Street
|
North
|
From Albany Street to State Street
|
|
Yates Street
|
North
|
From Liberty Street to Union Street
|
|
Yates Street
[Amended 12-15-1986 by Ord. No. 86-75] |
South
|
From Union Street to Liberty Street
|
|
Yorkston Street
[Repealed 11-15-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-15] |
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked
crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the
intersection or cross-walk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating
without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians,
notwithstanding a traffic control signal indication to proceed.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the
vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while
they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated
as required in this chapter. This provision shall not apply at intersections
when traffic is controlled by police officers or traffic signal controls.
For the purpose of identification, all vehicles
in funeral processions and other processions on the streets of the
City shall be operated with the headlights on. Each driver shall drive
as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practical and follow
the vehicle ahead as closely as is practical and safe.
Before backing any vehicle, the driver shall
see that the way is clear and shall give adequate warning and shall,
while backing, exercise due vigilance to prevent accident.
A.
No person shall ride, drive or operate any device
on any public sidewalk or footpath intended for the use of pedestrians,
except at a properly constructed driveway. This section shall not
apply to children 10 years of age or under nor to handicapped persons.
[Amended 6-2-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
B.
Bicycle riding is, however, permitted on designated
portions of sections of City sidewalks consisting of ramps, overpasses
and tunnels which were constructed to provide access across Interstate
Route No. 890 and the 890 interchange at the south end of Erie Boulevard
and Edison Avenue.
Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle,
coaster, sled, roller skates or any toy vehicle shall not attach the
same or himself to any moving vehicles upon any roadway.
No person upon roller skates or riding in or
by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon
any roadway, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and except
upon streets set aside as play streets when and as authorized by the
ordinances of the City.
The operator of a motorcycle or bicycle, when
upon a street, shall not carry any other person upon the handlebar,
frame or tank of any such vehicle, nor shall any person so ride upon
any such vehicle.
No person shall ride on any vehicle or upon
any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary
discharge of a duty nor to persons riding within truck bodies in space
intended for merchandise.
No person shall board or alight from a vehicle
while such vehicle is in motion.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
any motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk or upon or across any
private property for the purpose of evading the provisions of this
chapter relative to traffic signs or signals or other traffic control
devices.
All drivers in a funeral procession shall obey
traffic regulations and traffic signal controls.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating
a zone of quiet, no person operating a motor vehicle within any such
zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of said vehicle
except in an emergency.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating
any street or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive
a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of
vehicles having business or whose residences are within such closed
area and then, any said driver shall exercise the greatest care in
driving upon any said street or portion thereof.
A.
Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall
be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
(1)
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;
(2)
When overtaking or passing pedestrians, animals or
obstructions on the right half of the roadway;
(3)
When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic
while under construction or repair;
(4)
Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for
traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or
(5)
Upon a roadway designated and sign posted for one-way
traffic.
B.
Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less
than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the
conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then
available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand
curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left
turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
upon or across any hose, belonging to the City, lying in any street
or highway. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not exceeding $5 and stand committed until such
fine be paid not exceeding five days.
