In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Silverman, J.), dated December 1, 1988, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the claim.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
This claim arose out of an automobile accident on Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27A) in West Islip. The claimant Janet Andrews (hereinafter the claimant) was traveling southbound on McCall Avenue to the "T” intersection with Montauk Highway. A stop sign at the corner of McCall and Montauk controlled southbound traffic at this juncture. According to the testimony elicited at the trial, the claimant failed to stop at the traffic sign and to yield the right-of-way before crossing over the westbound lanes of Montauk Highway in order to execute a lefthand turn in an easterly direction. The claimant’s automobile was struck by another automobile which was traveling westbound. The claimant contends that the State had failed to maintain Montauk Highway in a reasonably safe condition, in view of the limited sight distance of 310 feet (rather than the 425 feet suggested by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials) for drivers making lefthand turns at this type of intersection.
It is well established that the State is not an insurer of the safety of its roads and no liability will attach unless the ascribed negligence of the State in maintaining its roads in a
We have considered the remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Lawrence, J. P., Sullivan, Rosenblatt and Miller, JJ., concur.