NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A9942A

Assembly Bill A9942A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Adds a bicycle and pedestrian safety component to the pre-licensing drivers education course

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Mar 14, 2018	print number 9942a
Mar 14, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Feb 27, 2018	referred to transportation

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2017-A9942 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4799
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8487
2011-2012: S3598
2013-2014: S2972, S6143
2015-2016: S1452
2019-2020: A5885

2017-A9942 - Summary

Adds a bicycle and pedestrian safety component to the pre-licensing driver's education course.

2017-A9942 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9942
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to adding a
   bicycle and pedestrian safety component to the pre-licensing  driver's
   education course
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and  paragraphs  (b)  and
 (d)  of  subdivision  4  of  section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 97 of  the  laws
 of 2016 and paragraphs (b) and (d) as amended by chapter 585 of the laws
 of  2002,  are  amended  and  a  new paragraph (c-3) is added to read as
 follows:
   (i) Upon submission of an application  for  a  driver's  license,  the
 applicant  shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence
 of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic,  the
 laws  relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicat-
 ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", or "Work Zone Safe-
 ty" awareness as defined by the commissioner, the law relating to  exer-
 cising  due  care  to avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or standing
 authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle pursuant to section elev-
 en hundred forty-four-a of this chapter, the ability to read and compre-
 hend traffic signs and symbols, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY  and  such
 other  matters  as the commissioner may prescribe, and to satisfactorily
 complete a course prescribed by the commissioner of not less  than  four
 hours  and  not  more  than  five  hours, consisting of classroom driver
 training and highway safety instruction or the equivalent thereof.  Such
 test  shall  include  at  least  seven  written questions concerning the
 effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs on the ability of a person to
 operate a motor vehicle and the legal and financial consequences result-
 ing from violations of section eleven hundred ninety-two of  this  chap-
 ter, prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influ-
 ence  of  alcohol  or drugs. Such test shall include one or more written
 questions concerning the devastating effects of "Road Rage" on the abil-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09753-03-8

 A. 9942                             2
 
 ity of a person to operate a motor vehicle and the legal  and  financial
 consequences  resulting from assaulting, threatening or interfering with
 the lawful conduct of another person legally  using  the  roadway.  Such
 test  shall  include  one  or  more  questions  concerning the potential
 dangers to persons and equipment resulting from the unsafe operation  of
 a  motor vehicle in a work zone. Such test may include one or more ques-
 tions concerning the law for exercising due care to avoid colliding with
 a parked, stopped or standing vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred
 forty-four-a of this chapter. SUCH TEST SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE  QUES-
 TIONS  CONCERNING  BICYCLE  AND  PEDESTRIAN  SAFETY.  Such test shall be
 administered by the  commissioner.  The  commissioner  shall  cause  the
 applicant  to  take  a  vision test and a test for color blindness. Upon
 passage of the vision test, the application  may  be  accepted  and  the
 application fee shall be payable.
   (b)  Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in para-
 graph (a) of this subdivision which shall include an  alcohol  and  drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road  Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of this
 subdivision [and], a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described
 in paragraph (c-2) of this subdivision, AND A  "BICYCLE  AND  PEDESTRIAN
 SAFETY"  COMPONENT  AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C-3) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 the commissioner shall cause the applicant to take  a  road  test  in  a
 representative  vehicle  of  a type prescribed by the commissioner which
 shall be appropriate to the type of license  for  which  application  is
 made,  except that the commissioner may waive the road test requirements
 for certain classes of applicants. The commissioner shall have the power
 to establish a program to allow persons  other  than  employees  of  the
 department  to  conduct  road tests in representative vehicles when such
 tests are required for applicants to obtain a class A, B or  C  license.
 If  she chooses to do so, she shall set forth her reasons in writing and
 conduct a public hearing on the matter. She shall only establish such  a
 program after holding the public hearing.
   (C-3)  "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT. (I) THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE IN THE PRE-LICENSING COURSE, SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, A MANDATORY COMPONENT IN "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFE-
 TY" EDUCATION AS A PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING A  LICENSE  TO  OPERATE  A
 MOTOR  VEHICLE.  THE  PURPOSE OF THE COMPONENT IS TO EDUCATE PROSPECTIVE
 LICENSEES ON THE POTENTIAL DANGERS TO PEDESTRIANS,  BICYCLISTS,  IN-LINE
 SKATERS,  SCOOTER RIDERS, SKATEBOARDERS AND OTHER NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES
 CREATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (II) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM  FOR  THE  "BICYCLE
 AND  PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:  SAFELY PASSING A CYCLIST ON THE ROAD, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS  WHILE
 DRIVING  IN URBAN AREAS, BICYCLE LANES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER ROADWAY DESIGNS  EMPLOYED  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE  FOR  THE  SAFETY  OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, HOW TO NAVIGATE AN
 INTERSECTION WITH PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, EXITING  A  VEHICLE  WITHOUT
 ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, THE REQUIREMENT THAT DRIVERS EXER-
 CISE  DUE  CARE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN ON THE
 ROAD PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (III) IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONSULT
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVOCATES.
   (d) The commissioner shall make available for distribution upon regis-
 tration  at  each location where the pre-licensing course will be given,
 instructional handbooks outlining the content of the  entire  curriculum

 A. 9942                             3
 
 of  the  pre-licensing  course  including the information required to be
 included in the course pursuant to paragraphs (c),  (c-1)  [and],  (c-2)
 AND  (C-3)  of this subdivision. The commissioner shall also provide for
 the  additional  training of the instructors necessary for the competent
 instruction of the alcohol and drug education [and], "Road Rage"  aware-
 ness  [and],  "Work  Zone  Safety" awareness AND "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
 SAFETY" subject matters of the pre-licensing course.
   § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraphs (b) and  (d)  of
 subdivision  4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended
 by chapter 355 of the laws of 2017, are  amended  and  a  new  paragraph
 (c-4) is added to read as follows:
   (i)  Upon  submission  of  an  application for a driver's license, the
 applicant shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit  evidence
 of  passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic, the
 laws relating to driving while ability is impaired and while  intoxicat-
 ed,  under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone Safety"
 awareness and "Motorcycle Safety" awareness as defined  by  the  commis-
 sioner,  the law relating to 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,
 the  ability  to  read and comprehend traffic signs and symbols, BICYCLE
 AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, and such other matters as  the  commissioner  may
 prescribe,  and  to  satisfactorily  complete a course prescribed by the
 commissioner of not less than four hours and not more than  five  hours,
 consisting  of  classroom driver training and highway safety instruction
 or the equivalent thereof. Such test shall include at least seven  writ-
 ten  questions concerning the effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs
 on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle and the legal  and
 financial  consequences  resulting  from  violations  of  section eleven
 hundred ninety-two of this chapter, prohibiting the operation of a motor
 vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such  test  shall
 include one or more written questions concerning the devastating effects
 of "Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle and
 the  legal and financial consequences resulting from assaulting, threat-
 ening or interfering with the lawful conduct of another  person  legally
 using  the  roadway.  Such  test  shall  include  one  or more questions
 concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment resulting from
 the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle in a work zone.  Such  test  may
 include  one  or  more questions concerning motorcycle safety. Such test
 may include one or more questions concerning the law for exercising  due
 care  to  avoid  colliding  with  a  parked, stopped or standing vehicle
 pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of this chapter.    SUCH
 TEST MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE QUESTIONS CONCERNING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
 SAFETY. Such test shall be administered by the commissioner. The commis-
 sioner  shall  cause  the applicant to take a vision test and a test for
 color blindness. Upon passage of the vision test, the application may be
 accepted and the application fee shall be payable.
   (b) Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in  para-
 graph  (a)  of  this subdivision which shall include an alcohol and drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of  this
 subdivision and a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described in
 paragraph  (c-2) of this subdivision, [and] a "Motorcycle Safety" aware-
 ness component as described in paragraph (c-3) of this subdivision,  AND
 A  "BICYCLE  AND  PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
 (C-4) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, the commissioner shall cause the applicant to

 A. 9942                             4
 
 take a road test in a representative vehicle of a type prescribed by the
 commissioner which shall be appropriate to the type of license for which
 application is made, except that the commissioner  may  waive  the  road
 test  requirements  for  certain classes of applicants. The commissioner
 shall have the power to establish a program to allow persons other  than
 employees  of  the  department  to  conduct road tests in representative
 vehicles when such tests are required for applicants to obtain  a  class
 A,  B  or  C  license.  If she chooses to do so, she shall set forth her
 reasons in writing and conduct a public hearing on the matter. She shall
 only establish such a program after holding the public hearing.
   (C-4) "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT. (I) THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE IN THE PRE-LICENSING COURSE, SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, A MANDATORY COMPONENT IN "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFE-
 TY"  EDUCATION  AS  A  PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING A LICENSE TO OPERATE A
 MOTOR VEHICLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPONENT IS  TO  EDUCATE  PROSPECTIVE
 LICENSEES  ON  THE POTENTIAL DANGERS TO PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, IN-LINE
 SKATERS, SCOOTER RIDERS, SKATEBOARDERS AND OTHER NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES
 CREATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (II)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM FOR THE "BICYCLE
 AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
 TO:   SAFELY PASSING A CYCLIST ON THE ROAD, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHILE
 DRIVING IN URBAN AREAS, BICYCLE LANES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE  HUNDRED
 TWO-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND OTHER ROADWAY DESIGNS EMPLOYED IN NEW YORK
 STATE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS,  HOW  TO  NAVIGATE  AN
 INTERSECTION  WITH  PEDESTRIANS  AND CYCLISTS, EXITING A VEHICLE WITHOUT
 ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, THE REQUIREMENT THAT DRIVERS EXER-
 CISE DUE CARE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN  ON  THE
 ROAD PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (III)  IN  DEVELOPING  SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVOCATES.
   (d) The commissioner shall make available for distribution upon regis-
 tration at each location where the pre-licensing course will  be  given,
 instructional  handbooks  outlining the content of the entire curriculum
 of the pre-licensing course including the  information  required  to  be
 included  in  the course pursuant to paragraphs (c), (c-1), (c-2) [and],
 (c-3) AND (C-4) of this subdivision. The commissioner shall also provide
 for the additional training of the instructors necessary for the  compe-
 tent  instruction  of the alcohol and drug education, "Road Rage" aware-
 ness, "Work Zone Safety" awareness and "Motorcycle Safety" awareness AND
 "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" subject  matters  of  the  pre-licensing
 course.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided that the amendments made to section  502  of
 the  vehicle  and traffic law made by section two of this act shall take
 effect on the same date and in the same manner as  chapter  355  of  the
 laws of 2017, takes effect.

2017-A9942A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4799
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8487
2011-2012: S3598
2013-2014: S2972, S6143
2015-2016: S1452
2019-2020: A5885

2017-A9942A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds a bicycle and pedestrian safety component to the pre-licensing driver's education course.

2017-A9942A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9942--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- 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  adding  a
   bicycle  and pedestrian safety component to the pre-licensing driver's
   education course

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraphs (b) and
 (d) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 355 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new para-
 graph (c-4) is added to read as follows:
   (i) Upon submission of an application  for  a  driver's  license,  the
 applicant  shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence
 of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic,  the
 laws  relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicat-
 ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone  Safety"
 awareness  and  "Motorcycle  Safety" awareness as defined by the commis-
 sioner, the law relating to 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,
 the ability to read and comprehend traffic signs and  symbols  and  such
 other  matters  as the commissioner may prescribe, and to satisfactorily
 complete a course prescribed by the commissioner of not less  than  four
 hours  and  not  more  than  five  hours, consisting of classroom driver
 training and highway safety instruction or the equivalent thereof.  SUCH
 TEST  SHALL  INCLUDE ONE OR MORE QUESTIONS CONCERNING BICYCLE AND PEDES-
 TRIAN SAFETY. Such test shall include at least seven  written  questions
 concerning the effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs on the ability
 of  a  person  to  operate  a  motor vehicle and the legal and financial
 consequences resulting from violations of section eleven  hundred  nine-
 ty-two  of  this  chapter,  prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle
 while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such test  shall  include
 one  or  more  written  questions  concerning the devastating effects of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09753-06-8

 A. 9942--A                          2
 
 "Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate a  motor  vehicle  and
 the  legal and financial consequences resulting from assaulting, threat-
 ening or interfering with the lawful conduct of another  person  legally
 using  the  roadway.  Such  test  shall  include  one  or more questions
 concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment resulting from
 the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle in a work zone.  Such  test  may
 include  one  or  more questions concerning motorcycle safety. Such test
 may include one or more questions concerning the law for exercising  due
 care  to  avoid  colliding  with  a  parked, stopped or standing vehicle
 pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of  this  chapter.  Such
 test  shall  be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner shall
 cause the applicant to take a vision test and a test  for  color  blind-
 ness.  Upon  passage of the vision test, the application may be accepted
 and the application fee shall be payable.
   (b) Upon successful completion of the requirements set forth in  para-
 graph  (a)  of  this subdivision which shall include an alcohol and drug
 education component as described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a
 "Road Rage" awareness component as described in paragraph (c-1) of  this
 subdivision [and], a "Work Zone Safety" awareness component as described
 in  paragraph  (c-2)  of  this  subdivision, [and] a "Motorcycle Safety"
 awareness component as described in paragraph (c-3) of this  subdivision
 AND  A  "BICYCLE  AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT AS DESCRIBED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (C-4) OF THIS SUBDIVISION the commissioner shall cause the  appli-
 cant  to  take  a  road  test  in  a  representative  vehicle  of a type
 prescribed by the commissioner which shall be appropriate to the type of
 license for which application is made, except that the commissioner  may
 waive  the road test requirements for certain classes of applicants. The
 commissioner shall have the  power  to  establish  a  program  to  allow
 persons  other than employees of the department to conduct road tests in
 representative vehicles when such tests are required for  applicants  to
 obtain a class A, B or C license. If she chooses to do so, she shall set
 forth her reasons in writing and conduct a public hearing on the matter.
 She  shall  only establish such a program after holding the public hear-
 ing.
   (C-4) "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT. (I) THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE IN THE PRE-LICENSING COURSE, SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, A MANDATORY COMPONENT IN "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFE-
 TY"  EDUCATION  AS  A  PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING A LICENSE TO OPERATE A
 MOTOR VEHICLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPONENT IS  TO  EDUCATE  PROSPECTIVE
 LICENSEES  ON  THE POTENTIAL DANGERS TO PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, IN-LINE
 SKATERS, SCOOTER RIDERS, SKATEBOARDERS AND OTHER NON-MOTORIZED  VEHICLES
 CREATED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (II)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM FOR THE "BICYCLE
 AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" COMPONENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
 TO:   SAFELY PASSING A CYCLIST ON THE ROAD, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHILE
 DRIVING IN URBAN AREAS, BICYCLE LANES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE  HUNDRED
 TWO-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND OTHER ROADWAY DESIGNS EMPLOYED IN NEW YORK
 STATE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS,  HOW  TO  NAVIGATE  AN
 INTERSECTION  WITH  PEDESTRIANS  AND CYCLISTS, EXITING A VEHICLE WITHOUT
 ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, THE REQUIREMENT THAT DRIVERS EXER-
 CISE DUE CARE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN  ON  THE
 ROAD PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (III)  IN  DEVELOPING  SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVOCATES.

 A. 9942--A                          3
 
   (d) The commissioner shall make available for distribution upon regis-
 tration at each location where the pre-licensing course will  be  given,
 instructional  handbooks  outlining the content of the entire curriculum
 of the pre-licensing course including the  information  required  to  be
 included  in  the course pursuant to paragraphs (c), (c-1), (c-2) [and],
 (c-3) AND (C-4) of this subdivision. The commissioner shall also provide
 for the additional training of the instructors necessary for the  compe-
 tent  instruction  of the alcohol and drug education, "Road Rage" aware-
 ness, "Work Zone Safety" awareness [and], "Motorcycle Safety" awareness,
 AND "BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY" subject matters of the pre-licensing
 course.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that if chapter 355 of the laws of
 2017  shall  not  take effect on or before such date then section one of
 this act shall take effect on the same date and in the  same  manner  as
 such chapter of the laws of 2017, takes effect.

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