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Senate Bill S2792

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants motor vehicles participating in a funeral procession the right-of-way over other motor vehicles

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2009-S2792 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3110
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1144-a, V & T L

2009-S2792 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants motor vehicles participating in a funeral procession the right of way over other motor vehicles provided such motor vehicles have a black FUNERAL flag affixed to it and hazard or flashing lights operating.

2009-S2792 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2792

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  right-
  of-way of vehicles participating in a funeral procession

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1144-a to read as follows:
  S  1144-A.  OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON APPROACH OF VEHICLES IN A FUNERAL
PROCESSION.  (A) UPON THE IMMEDIATE APPROACH OF A VEHICLE WHICH (I)  HAS
A  BLACK  FLAG  WITH  THE  WORD  "FUNERAL"  AFFIXED  TO IT IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (FF) OF SUBDIVISION TWELVE-A OF SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND (II) HAS THOSE LIGHTS COMMONLY
REFERRED  TO  AS  "HAZARD" OR "FLASHING" LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OPERATING,
THE DRIVER OF EVERY OTHER VEHICLE SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SHALL
IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO A POSITION PARALLEL TO, AND AS  CLOSE  AS  POSSIBLE
TO,  THE  RIGHT-HAND EDGE OR CURB OF THE ROADWAY, OR TO EITHER EDGE OF A
ONE-WAY ROADWAY THREE OR MORE LANES IN WIDTH, CLEAR OF ANY INTERSECTION,
AND SHALL STOP AND REMAIN IN SUCH POSITION UNTIL THE VEHICLE  DISPLAYING
SUCH FLAG HAS PASSED, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER.
  (B)  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT OPERATE TO RELIEVE THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE
DISPLAYING SUCH A FLAG FROM THE DUTY TO DRIVE WITH REASONABLE  CARE  FOR
ALL PERSONS USING THE HIGHWAY.
  (C)  ANY  PERSON OPERATING A VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION SHALL NEVERTHELESS YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN  AUTHOR-
IZED  EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGAGED IN EMERGENCY OPERATION WITH ITS SIREN OR
LIGHTS ACTIVATED.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03174-01-9

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