Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to transportation |
Mar 16, 2021 | print number 575a |
Mar 16, 2021 | amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to transportation |
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A575 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 575 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating a pedestrian safety rating system for motor vehicles 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 216-b to read as follows: § 216-B. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE TO BE CREATED A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM WHICH SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET WEBSITE. SUCH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE A RATING BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE STARS FOR EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL REGISTERED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE BASED ON: 1. THE FREQUENCY OF COLLISIONS INVOLVING A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN REPORTED IN THE STATE FOR SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL, COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL REGISTERED IN THE STATE; 2. SAFETY FEATURES THAT THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ARE RELEVANT TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC COLLISION WARNING OR PEDESTRIAN DETECTION FEATURES, AUTOMATIC BRAKING, AND VISIBILITY; AND 3. ANY OTHER FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ARE RELEVANT TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03199-01-1
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Richard Gottfried
Jo Anne Simon
Robert C. Carroll
Jeffrey Dinowitz
A575A (ACTIVE) - Details
A575A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 575--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, GOTTFRIED -- 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 vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating a pedestrian safety rating system for motor vehicles 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 216-b to read as follows: § 216-B. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE MODELS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE TO BE CREATED A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM FOR EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL REGISTERED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE WHICH SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTER- NET WEBSITE. SUCH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE A RATING BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE STARS FOR EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL BASED ON: (A) THE FREQUENCY OF COLLISIONS AND NUMBER AND SEVERITY OF INJURIES RESULTING FROM SUCH COLLISIONS INVOLVING A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN AS REPORTED IN THE STATE FOR SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL, COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE MODEL REGISTERED IN THE STATE; (B) SAFETY FEATURES THAT THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ARE RELEVANT TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC COLLISION WARNING OR PEDESTRIAN DETECTION FEATURES, AUTOMATIC BRAKING, AND VISIBILITY; AND (C) ANY OTHER FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ARE RELEVANT TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS, BROKERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTI- TIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTI- CLE TO REQUIRE SUCH ENTITIES TO ADOPT THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RATING SYSTEM PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AT SUCH ENTITY'S EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets