Assembly Bill A7828

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7828 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5084

2019-A7828 - Summary

Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course to educate prospective licensees on how to safely pass a bicyclist on the road, use of bicycle lanes and the dangers of motorists to bicyclists and pedestrians.

2019-A7828 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7828
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   instruction  in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers
   pre-licensing course
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 502
 of  the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 585
 of the laws of 2002, subparagraph (i) of paragraph  (a)  and  paragraphs
 (b)  and  (d) as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2017, are amended
 and a new paragraph (c-4) is added to read as follows:
   (a) (i) Upon submission of an application for a driver's license,  the
 applicant  shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence
 of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic,  the
 laws  relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicat-
 ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone  Safety"
 awareness [and], "Motorcycle Safety" awareness AND "PEDESTRIAN AND BICY-
 CLIST SAFETY" AWARENESS as defined by the commissioner, the law relating
 to  exercising  due  care  to  avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or
 standing authorized emergency vehicle  or  hazard  vehicle  pursuant  to
 section eleven hundred forty-four-a of this chapter, the ability to read
 and  comprehend  traffic signs and symbols and such other matters as the
 commissioner may prescribe, and  to  satisfactorily  complete  a  course
 prescribed  by the commissioner of not less than four hours and not more
 than five hours, consisting of classroom  driver  training  and  highway
 safety instruction or the equivalent thereof. Such test shall include at
 least  seven  written questions concerning the effects of consumption of
 alcohol or drugs on the ability of a person to operate a  motor  vehicle
 and  the  legal  and financial consequences resulting from violations of
 section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, prohibiting the oper-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A7828A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5084

2019-A7828A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course to educate prospective licensees on how to safely pass a bicyclist on the road, use of bicycle lanes and the dangers of motorists to bicyclists and pedestrians.

2019-A7828A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7828--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, D'URSO, CRUZ, COLTON, JEAN-PIERRE, SAYEGH,
   FRONTUS,  JAFFEE,  GOTTFRIED,  SIMON,  DenDEKKER,  SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO,
   MANKTELOW, LAWRENCE, McDONOUGH, B. MILLER, PICHARDO -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Transportation  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   instruction  in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers
   pre-licensing course
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 502
 of  the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 585
 of the laws of 2002, subparagraph (i) of paragraph  (a)  and  paragraphs
 (b)  and  (d) as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2019, are amended
 and a new paragraph (c-5) is added to read as follows:
   (a) (i) Upon submission of an application for a driver's license,  the
 applicant  shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence
 of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic,  the
 laws  relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicat-
 ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone  Safety"
 awareness [and], "Motorcycle Safety" awareness AND "PEDESTRIAN AND BICY-
 CLIST  SAFETY"  AWARENESS  as  defined  by the commissioner, "School Bus
 Safety" awareness, the law relating to  exercising  due  care  to  avoid
 colliding  with a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehi-
 cle or hazard vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of
 this chapter, the ability to  read  and  comprehend  traffic  signs  and
 symbols and such other matters as the commissioner may prescribe, and to
 satisfactorily  complete  a course prescribed by the commissioner of not
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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