Assembly Bill A177

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A177 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1132, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1691

2011-A177 - Summary

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway.

2011-A177 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   177

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, ABBATE -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  COLTON, GUNTHER, McENENY, TOWNS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  approaching
  a  parked,  stopped  or  standing  hazard vehicle on the shoulder of a
  highway

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1132 to read as follows:
  S 1132. OPERATION OF VEHICLES WHEN APPROACHING A  PARKED,  STOPPED  OR
STANDING  HAZARD  VEHICLE. EVERY OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL EXER-
CISE DUE CARE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A HAZARD VEHICLE WHICH IS  PARKED,
STOPPED  OR  STANDING  ON THE SHOULDER OR ON ANY PORTION OF SUCH HIGHWAY
AND SUCH HAZARD VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING ONE OR MORE AMBER LIGHTS  PURSUANT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF SECTION
THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER.   FOR OPERATORS OF MOTOR
VEHICLES ON PARKWAYS OR CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS, SUCH DUE CARE  SHALL
INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, MOVING FROM A LANE WHICH CONTAINS OR IS
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SHOULDER WHERE SUCH HAZARD VEHICLE  DISPLAY-
ING  ONE  OR  MORE  AMBER LIGHTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH
THREE OF SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE  OF
THIS  CHAPTER  IS  PARKED, STOPPED OR STANDING TO ANOTHER LANE, PROVIDED
THAT SUCH MOVEMENT OTHERWISE COMPLIES  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
CHAPTER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS ELEVEN
HUNDRED  TEN OF THIS TITLE AND ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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2011-A177A - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1132, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1691

2011-A177A - Summary

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway.

2011-A177A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 177--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, ABBATE, BRONSON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GUNTHER, KOLB,  McENENY,  TOWNS
  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee on Transportation --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to approaching
  a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle  on  the  shoulder  of  a
  highway

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 387 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read
as follows:
  3. Application for learner's permit. An application  for  a  learner's
permit  shall  be included in the application for a license. A learner's
permit shall be issued in such form as the commissioner shall  determine
but shall not be issued unless the applicant has successfully passed the
vision test required by this section and the test set forth in paragraph
(a) of subdivision four of this section with respect to laws relating to
traffic and ability to read and comprehend traffic signs and symbols and
has  satisfactorily  completed any course required pursuant to paragraph
(a) of subdivision four of this section. Upon acceptance of an  applica-
tion for a learner's permit the commissioner shall provide the applicant
with  a  driver's  manual  which includes but is not limited to the laws
relating to traffic, the laws relating to and physiological  effects  of
driving  while  ability  impaired and driving while intoxicated, the law
for exercising due care to avoid colliding with  a  parked,  stopped  or
standing  authorized  emergency  vehicle  OR  HAZARD VEHICLE pursuant to
section eleven hundred forty-four-a of  this  chapter,  explanations  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01167-03-1

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2011-A177B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1132, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1691

2011-A177B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway.

2011-A177B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 177--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, ABBATE, BRONSON,
  COLTON, ZEBROWSKI, SCHIMEL, N. RIVERA, LUPARDO, HOYT, SPANO --  Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, GOODELL, GUNTHER, KOLB, MARKEY, McEN-
  ENY,  REILICH,  ROBINSON,  SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to approaching
  a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle  on  the  shoulder  of  a
  highway

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 502 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 387 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read
as follows:
  3. Application for learner's permit. An application  for  a  learner's
permit  shall  be included in the application for a license. A learner's
permit shall be issued in such form as the commissioner shall  determine
but shall not be issued unless the applicant has successfully passed the
vision test required by this section and the test set forth in paragraph
(a) of subdivision four of this section with respect to laws relating to
traffic and ability to read and comprehend traffic signs and symbols and
has  satisfactorily  completed any course required pursuant to paragraph
(a) of subdivision four of this section. Upon acceptance of an  applica-
tion for a learner's permit the commissioner shall provide the applicant
with  a  driver's  manual  which includes but is not limited to the laws
relating to traffic, the laws relating to and physiological  effects  of
driving  while  ability  impaired and driving while intoxicated, the law
for exercising due care to avoid colliding with  a  parked,  stopped  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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