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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A811
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PRETLOW
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2017-A811 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 811 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring an operator of a motor vehicle approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles on the roadway to switch lanes or reduce the speed of a motor vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows: (b) THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE APPROACHING A STATIONARY AUTHOR- IZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE THAT DISPLAYS FLASHING YELLOW, AMBER, WHITE, RED OR BLUE LIGHTS, OR A STATIONARY TOW VEHICLE OR A RECOVERY VEHICLE THAT DISPLAYS FLASHING LIGHTS WHILE PERFORMING A RECOVERY OR LOADING ON THE ROADSIDE, OR A STATIONARY HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE THAT DISPLAYS FLASHING LIGHTS, SHALL APPROACH SUCH EMERGENCY VEHICLE, TOW VEHICLE, RECOVERY VEHICLE OR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WITH DUE CAUTION AND SHALL, ABSENT ANY OTHER DIRECTION BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: (1) IF EXISTING SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS PERMIT, MAKE A LANE CHANGE INTO A LANE NOT ADJACENT TO SUCH VEHICLES; OR (2) IF A LANE CHANGE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS NOT POSSIBLE, REDUCE THE SPEED OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE TO A REASONABLE AND PROPER SPEED FOR EXISTING ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND SHALL BE PREPARED TO STOP SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05163-01-7
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