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Assembly Bill A2101

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires drivers to reduce their speed when driving by sanitation workers

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2015-A2101 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141-b, amd §1180, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9221

2015-A2101 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires drivers to reduce their speed when driving by sanitation workers.

2015-A2101 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2101

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  drivers to reduce their speed when driving by sanitation workers

  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 141-b to read as follows:
  S  141-B.  SANITATION  WORKER.  A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTION AND
TRANSPORT OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES.
  S 2. Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  465 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  (e) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent  with  the  require-
ments  of  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section,  drive at an appropriate
reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection  or  railway
grade  crossing,  when  approaching  and  going  around  a  curve,  when
approaching a hill crest, when approaching and passing by  an  emergency
situation  involving  any  authorized emergency vehicle which is parked,
stopped or standing on a highway and which is displaying one or more red
or combination red, white, and/or blue lights pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph two and subparagraph b of  paragraph  four  of  subdivision
forty-one  of  section  three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, when
traveling upon any narrow or  winding  roadway,  and  when  any  special
hazard  exists with respect to pedestrians, SANITATION WORKERS, or other
traffic by reason of weather or highway conditions, including,  but  not
limited to a highway construction or maintenance work area.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03521-01-5

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