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Assembly Bill A5098A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways

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2019-A5098 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5379
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7874
2021-2022: A5099, S3707
2023-2024: A1987, S1388
2025-2026: A966, S2308

2019-A5098 - Summary

Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways by affixing signs stating "Watch for Motorcycles".

2019-A5098 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5098
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DAVILA, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  motorcycle
   awareness on state highways
 
   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 1686 to read as follows:
   § 1686. MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS. (A) THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION-
 ER  SHALL  INSTALL  SIGNS  ON  ALL  STATE HIGHWAYS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE
 MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS. SUCH SIGNS SHALL CLEARLY STATE "WATCH FOR MOTORCY-
 CLES".
   (B) THE DESIGN, PLACE AND MANNER OF INSTALLATION OF SUCH  SIGNS  SHALL
 CONFORM TO THE MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC
 CONTROL DEVICES ADOPTED BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06366-01-9

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2019-A5098A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5379
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7874
2021-2022: A5099, S3707
2023-2024: A1987, S1388
2025-2026: A966, S2308

2019-A5098A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways by affixing signs stating "Watch for Motorcycles".

2019-A5098A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5098--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DAVILA, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to motorcycle aware-
   ness on state highways

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
   36. TO INSTALL SIGNS ON ALL STATE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY  THE  DEPART-
 MENT IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS. SUCH SIGNS SHALL CLEAR-
 LY  STATE  "WATCH  FOR  MOTORCYCLES".    THE DESIGN, PLACE AND MANNER OF
 INSTALLATION OF SUCH SIGNS SHALL CONFORM TO THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM  TRAF-
 FIC CONTROL DEVICES ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date upon which it shall have become a law.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06366-03-9

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