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Mar 05, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7002
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S7002 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5298
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง375, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S1248
2009-S7002 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7002 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring dates of manufacture on tires PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to prevent accidents caused by tire failure. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Subdivision 35 of section 375 of the Vehicle and Traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) stating that no tire shall be manufactured, distributed, offered for sale or sold in this state after this act takes effect for use on a passenger vehicle, multipurpose passenger vehicle or light truck unless a date of manufacture is clearly molded on both sides of the tire in a non-coded fashion. Additionally, the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee shall develop a public outreach campaign to inform the general public of the dangers of operating a motor vehicle with aged tires. JUSTIFICATION : Tires have a limited service life regardless of tread depth and use. Aged tires are often unsuspectingly put into service after having served as a spare, stored in garages or warehouses, or simply used on a vehicle that is infrequently driven. In many instances these tires show no visible signs of deterioration. Research has shown that tread belt separations in aged tires have
2009-S7002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7002 I N S E N A T E March 5, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring dates of manufacture on tires THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that tires have a limited service life regardless of tread depth and use. Aged tires are often unsuspectingly put into service after having served as a spare, stored in garages or warehouses, or simply used on a vehicle that is infrequently driven. In many instances these tires show no visible signs of deterioration. Research has shown that tread belt separations in aged tires have caused nearly 50 acci- dents, with at least 37 fatalities and 35 serious injuries. The legisla- ture also finds that the tire age can be determined through decoding of the required department of transportation number molded into the side of a tire; however, the department of transportation date coding is diffi- cult to read and can be confusing to the consumer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently conducting research on tire aging and is studying consumer advisories. Therefore, the legislature finds and declares that in absence of any federal regulations, it is in the best interest of the state to require manufacturers to display the date of manufacture on both sides of any tires sold in this state, as well as to implement a public outreach campaign to inform consumers of the dangers of operating a motor vehicle with aged tires. S 2. Subdivision 35 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D)(I) NO TIRE SHALL BE MANUFACTURED, DISTRIBUTED, OFFERED FOR SALE OR SOLD IN THIS STATE FOR USE ON A PASSENGER VEHICLE, MULTI-PURPOSE PASSEN- GER VEHICLE OR LIGHT TRUCK UNLESS A DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS CLEARLY MOLD- ED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE IN A NON-CODED FASHION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN- INGS: (A) "LIGHT TRUCK" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF LESS THAN TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS WHICH IS EITHER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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