S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7932
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, McDONOUGH, RAIA, ABINANTI -- 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:
§ 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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