assembly Bill A1987

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways

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Jan 23, 2023 referred to transportation

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A1987 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1388
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7874
2019-2020: A5098, S5379
2021-2022: A5099, S3707

A1987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A1987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1987
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DAVILA, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 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 37 to read as follows:
   37.  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.
                                                            LBD02404-01-3