Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2010 |
held for consideration in transportation |
Apr 13, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A10628
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CALHOUN
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
2009-A10628 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10628 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring motorcycles to be operated with both wheels on the roadway PURPOSE: Requires motorcycles to be operated on public highways with both wheels on the ground at all times. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1251 of the vehicle and traf- fic law in amended to add a new subdivision (e) which states that no person shall operate a motorcycle on a public highway unless both wheels thereof remain on the roadway or ground at all times, except in a circumstance beyond the operator's control. Section 2: Enacting clause. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation will allow law enforcement officers to cite motorcyclists who perform wheelies, riding on the rear wheel only, or "stoppies", riding on the front wheel only, on public highways. There is currently no provision in the vehicle and traffic law that prohibits this type of dangerous activity. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
2009-A10628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10628 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring motorcycles to be operated with both wheels on the roadway THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1251 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTORCYCLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY UNLESS BOTH WHEELS THEREOF REMAIN ON THE ROADWAY OR GROUND AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT IN A CIRCUMSTANCE BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL. S2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16674-01-0
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