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Senate Bill S6301

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes installation of speed bumps and traffic spikes on highway ramps

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2009-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2528
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง67, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3436

2009-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes installation of speed bumps and traffic spikes on ramps of highways to prevent motorists from entering highways in the wrong direction.

2009-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6301

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 18, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in  relation  to  the  installation  of
  certain speed bumps

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

  Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new  section  67  to
read as follows:
  S  67. INSTALLATION OF SPEED BUMPS AND TRAFFIC SPIKES.  1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL INSTALL SPEED BUMPS AND TRAFFIC SPIKES ON HIGHWAY RAMPS  TO
PREVENT  MOTORISTS  FROM ENTERING STATE CONTROLLED HIGHWAYS IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES,  REGULATIONS  AND
REQUIREMENTS:
  A. ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC SPIKE UNITS TO BE USED; AND
  B. ESTABLISHING THE PLACEMENT AND USE OF SUCH UNITS.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE ANY OTHER
RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05716-03-9

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