Assembly Bill A1304

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the offense of aggressive driving

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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-A1304 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1212-a, amd §1122, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A969
2013-2014: A1420
2015-2016: A623
2017-2018: A1021
2019-2020: A2354

2011-A1304 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of aggressive driving which shall be a misdemeanor; provides that any person who increases the speed of their vehicle while another person tries to pass, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

2011-A1304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1304

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the offense
  of aggressive driving

  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 1212-a to read as follows:
  S 1212-A. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
WHEN:
  (A) HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC  HIGHWAY
IN  A  MANNER THAT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR
  (B) HE OR SHE OPERATES A MOTOR  VEHICLE  ON  A  PUBLIC  HIGHWAY  WHILE
DISPLAYING  A  DEADLY  WEAPON,  DANGEROUS  INSTRUMENT OR WHAT REASONABLY
APPEARS TO BE A PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN  OR  OTHER
FIREARM  IN  SUCH A MANNER TO PLACE ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF
DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY; OR
  (C) HE OR SHE OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN  SUCH  A
MANNER  TO  PLACE  ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF DEATH OR SERIOUS
PHYSICAL INJURY.
  AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1122 of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,  the
driver  of  an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of
the overtaking vehicle [on audible signal] and shall  not  increase  the
speed  of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
ANY PERSON DELIBERATELY INCREASING THE SPEED OF HIS OR  HER  VEHICLE  IN
VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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