Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 18, 2011 | signed chap.138 |
Jul 08, 2011 | delivered to governor |
May 24, 2011 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.29 substituted for a1446 |
May 23, 2011 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 03, 2011 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2011 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2011 | 1st report cal.135 |
Feb 10, 2011 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S3151
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Andrew J. Lanza
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Daniel L. Squadron
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
S3151 (ACTIVE) - Details
S3151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3151 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to convex mirrors SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Section 375 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new subdivision 10-e to require all trucks, tractors and tractor-trailers or semi-trailer combinations: 1) registered in New York State, 2) having a maximum gross weight of twenty six thousand pounds or more, and 3) a conventional cab configuration in which a) more than half of the engine length is forward of the foremost point of the windshield base and b) the steering wheel hub is in the forward quarter of the vehicle length, to be equipped with a convex mirror on the front of the vehicle when operated on highways, other than controlled-access highways, in cities having a population of one million or more. JUSTIFICATION: The inability of truck drivers to see the area immediately in front of the truck has contributed to a significant number of pedestrian deaths and injuries in New York City since the mid-1980s. The bill is designed to reduce the risk of pedestrian deaths and injuries which can occur when truck drivers are unable to see persons directly in front of their vehicles. Trucks equipped with
S3151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3151 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 convex mirrors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10-e to read as follows: 10-E. EVERY TRUCK, TRACTOR, AND TRACTOR-TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER COMBI- NATION REGISTERED IN THIS STATE HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS OR MORE, AND A CONVENTIONAL CAB CONFIGURATION IN WHICH MORE THAN HALF OF THE ENGINE LENGTH IS FORWARD OF THE FOREMOST POINT OF THE WINDSHIELD BASE AND THE STEERING WHEEL HUB IS IN THE FORWARD QUARTER OF THE VEHICLE LENGTH, WHENEVER OPERATED WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ON HIGHWAYS OTHER THAN CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A CONVEX MIRROR ON THE FRONT OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES. WHEN SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES IS BEING OPERATED, SUCH MIRROR SHALL BE ADJUSTED SO AS TO ENABLE THE OPERATOR THEREOF TO SEE ALL POINTS ON AN IMAGINARY HORIZONTAL LINE WHICH: (A) IS THREE FEET ABOVE THE ROAD, (B) IS ONE FOOT DIRECTLY FORWARD FROM THE MIDPOINT OF THE FRONT OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, AND (C) EXTENDS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE FRONT OF SUCH VEHI- CLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS EXEMPTING FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION ANY VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES WHERE SUCH COMMISSIONER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE USE OF SUCH CONVEX MIRRORS WOULD NOT INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF PERSONS OR OBJECTS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF SUCH VEHI- CLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04922-01-1 S. 3151 2
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