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Assembly Bill A7185

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the development of a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York interstate highways

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2013-A7185 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1500
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง67, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8480
2011-2012: A4790, S938
2015-2016: A7081, S389
2017-2018: A6363, S1309
2019-2020: A7932, S4145
2021-2022: S982

2013-A7185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation in consultation with the department of motor vehicles to develop a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York interstate highways.

2013-A7185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7185

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, McDONOUGH, RAIA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the highway law, in relation to requiring the develop-
  ment of a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers  on  New
  York interstate highways

  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.  WRONG  WAY DRIVER PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
NEW  YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS ON NEW  YORK  INTERSTATE  HIGH-
WAYS.
  2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
  A.  INVESTIGATE  POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS
ON NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS;
  B. ASSESS WHAT OTHER STATES HAVE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM;
  C. SET FORTH POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM; AND
  D. IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM OF WRONG  WAY  DRIVERS  ON
NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03257-01-3

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