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                                  1551

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the regulation of commercial bicyclists

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision b and paragraph 1 of subdivision e of section
10-157 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by
local law number 56 of the city of New  York  for  the  year  2012,  are
amended and a new subdivision a-1 is added to read as follows:
  A-1. EVERY BICYCLE OPERATOR, WHILE ENGAGED IN BICYCLE OPERATION, SHALL
WEAR  A  HELMET MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTE (ANSI Z 90.4 BICYCLE HELMET STANDARDS) OR THE  SNELL  MEMORIAL
FOUNDATION'S STANDARDS FOR PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR USE IN BICYCLING. FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WEARING A HELMET MEANS HAVING A HELMET
OF GOOD FIT FASTENED SECURELY UPON THE HEAD WITH THE HELMET STRAPS.
  b.  A  business using a bicycle for commercial purposes shall REGISTER
EACH BICYCLE WITH THE LOCAL POLICE PRECINCT AND SHALL provide  identifi-
cation  of  such business by requiring every bicycle to be identified by
affixing to the rear of each bicycle, [bicycle seat or both sides of the
delivery basket,] a metal or plastic sign measuring no less  than  three
inches  by five inches, with the name of the business and an identifica-
tion number unique to that particular bicycle in lettering and  numerals
no  less  than  one  inch  in  height  so as to be plainly readable at a
distance of not less than ten feet and maintaining same in  good  condi-
tion thereon. A sign is no longer in good condition if it is missing any
of its component parts or is otherwise damaged so as to impair its func-
tionality.
  (1)  The owner of any business using a bicycle for commercial purposes
shall provide, at its own expense, protective headgear suitable for each

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05627-01-5

              

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bicycle operator AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION A-1 OF  THIS  SECTION.  Such
headgear shall:
  (i)  meet  the  standards  set  forth  by  the consumer product safety
commission in title 16, part 1203 of the code of federal regulations;
  (ii) be readily available at each site of the business using a bicycle
for commercial purposes for use by each bicycle operator; and
  (iii) be replaced if such headgear is no  longer  in  good  condition.
Headgear  is  no  longer  in  good condition if it is missing any of its
component parts or is otherwise damaged so as to impair its functionali-
ty.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.