Bill Text: NY A01067 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires five hour pre-licensing course to include a motorcycle awareness and safety component, and the driver's license examination to include two questions concerning motorcycle awareness and safety.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to transportation [A01067 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01067-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1067
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. HEASTIE, DenDEKKER, JAFFEE, COLTON, WEISENBERG,
         CAHILL, LUPARDO, MILLMAN, GIBSON, CASTRO, GABRYSZAK, HOOPER, TITUS  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.    of  A.  BARCLAY, BOYLAND, COOK, CRESPO,
         CROUCH, FINCH, GIGLIO, P. LOPEZ,  MARKEY,  MILLER,  MONTESANO,  NOLAN,
         SALADINO,  SWEENEY, TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
         that  the  five  hour pre-licensing course include a motorcycle safety
         and awareness component, and that  the  driver's  license  examination
         include two questions concerning motorcycle safety and awareness
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  4  of
    2  section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 458 of
    3  the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (i)  Upon  submission  of  an  application for a driver's license, the
    5  applicant shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit  evidence
    6  of  passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic, the
    7  laws relating to driving while ability is impaired and while  intoxicat-
    8  ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", or "Work Zone Safe-
    9  ty"  awareness as defined by the commissioner, the law relating to exer-
   10  cising due care to avoid colliding with a parked,  stopped  or  standing
   11  authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle pursuant to section elev-
   12  en hundred forty-four-a of this chapter, the ability to read and compre-
   13  hend traffic signs and symbols and such other matters as the commission-
   14  er  may prescribe, and to satisfactorily complete a course prescribed by
   15  the commissioner of not less than four hours  and  not  more  than  five
   16  hours,  consisting  of  classroom driver training, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND
   17  AWARENESS INSTRUCTION and highway safety instruction or  the  equivalent
   18  thereof.  Such  test  shall  include  at  least  seven written questions
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04298-01-3
       A. 1067                             2
    1  concerning the effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs on the ability
    2  of a person to operate a motor  vehicle  and  the  legal  and  financial
    3  consequences  resulting  from violations of section eleven hundred nine-
    4  ty-two  of  this  chapter,  prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle
    5  while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such test  shall  include
    6  one  or  more  written  questions  concerning the devastating effects of
    7  "Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate a  motor  vehicle  and
    8  the  legal and financial consequences resulting from assaulting, threat-
    9  ening or interfering with the lawful conduct of another  person  legally
   10  using  the  roadway.  Such  test  shall  include  one  or more questions
   11  concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment resulting from
   12  the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle in a work zone.  SUCH TEST SHALL
   13  INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO WRITTEN QUESTIONS CONCERNING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY  AND
   14  AWARENESS  AND THE POTENTIAL DANGERS TO MOTORCYCLISTS RESULTING FROM THE
   15  UNSAFE BEHAVIOR OF A DRIVER OR OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHARING  THE
   16  ROADWAYS  WITH  SUCH  MOTORCYCLISTS.  Such  test may include one or more
   17  questions concerning the law for exercising due care to avoid  colliding
   18  with  a  parked,  stopped  or  standing  authorized emergency vehicle or
   19  hazard vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a  of  this
   20  chapter.  Such  test  shall  be  administered  by  the commissioner. The
   21  commissioner shall cause the applicant to take a vision test and a  test
   22  for  color  blindness.  Upon passage of the vision test, the application
   23  may be accepted and the application fee shall be payable.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.