Assembly Bill A5669A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2013-A5669 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3416
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L; amd §361, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6751, S184
2017-2018: S4928

2013-A5669 - Summary

Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature and prohibits any data from the study to be used in certain court proceedings.

2013-A5669 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5669

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law,
  in relation to the study and examination of the state's  roadways  and
  the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks

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

  Section 1.  Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
  36.  TO  STUDY  AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN
REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND  OVER-
TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR
NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES  OR  PEDESTRIANS,  OR  LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH
STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS  OF
THE  STATE'S  ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS
OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS  STEEP  SLOPES,  EMBANKMENTS,
CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT
A  REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, UTILIZING EXISTING DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE,
BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  FOURTEEN  AND
ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  TO  THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT
SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER  AND  TYPE  OF
TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED  TO,  FIXED  OBJECT, HEAD-ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE
CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES
AND  PEDESTRIANS;  (B)  THE  EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED
CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S
ROADWAYS  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  HIGH-FATALITY  SEGMENTS  AND
SEGMENTS  WITH  HAZARDOUS  FEATURES  SUCH  AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS,
CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER;  AND  (C)  THE  MEASURES  AND
STRATEGIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN, OR PLANS TO UNDERTAKE, TO
IMPROVE  ROADWAY PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08589-01-3

2013-A5669A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3416
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L; amd §361, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6751, S184
2017-2018: S4928

2013-A5669A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature and prohibits any data from the study to be used in certain court proceedings.

2013-A5669A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5669--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law,
  in relation to the study and examination of the state's  roadways  and
  the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks

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

  Section 1.  Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
  36.  TO  STUDY  AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN
REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND  OVER-
TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR
NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES  OR  PEDESTRIANS,  OR  LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH
STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS  OF
THE  STATE'S  ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS
OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS  STEEP  SLOPES,  EMBANKMENTS,
CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT
A  REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, UTILIZING EXISTING DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE,
BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN  AND
ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  TO  THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT
SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER  AND  TYPE  OF
TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED  TO,  FIXED  OBJECT, HEAD-ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE
CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES
AND  PEDESTRIANS;  (B)  THE  EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED
CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S
ROADWAYS  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  HIGH-FATALITY  SEGMENTS  AND
SEGMENTS  WITH  HAZARDOUS  FEATURES  SUCH  AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08589-03-4

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