S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3540
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
operators of motor vehicles to reduce speed when passing an ice cream
truck
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
as follows:
(e) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the require-
ments of subdivision (a) of this section, drive at an appropriate
reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway
grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when
approaching a hill crest, when approaching and passing by an emergency
situation involving any authorized emergency vehicle which is parked,
stopped or standing on a highway and which is displaying one or more red
or combination red, white, and/or blue lights pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph two and subparagraph b of paragraph four of subdivision
forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, WHEN APPROACHING AND PASS-
ING BY A MOBILE ICE CREAM VENDOR VEHICLE THAT IS PARKED, STOPPED OR
STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OR ON ANY PORTION OF THE ROADWAY DURING SUCH
VEHICLE'S HOURS OF OPERATION, and when any special hazard exists with
respect to pedestrians, or other traffic by reason of weather or highway
conditions, including, but not limited to a highway construction or
maintenance work area, or when approaching a hazard vehicle which is
parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder or on any portion of such
highway and such hazard vehicle is displaying one or more amber lights
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph three of subdivision forty-one
of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter.
§ 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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