Bill Text: NY A09972 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates a pedestrian safety rating system for motor vehicles which shall be posted on the department of motor vehicles' website.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-04 - referred to transportation [A09972 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A09972-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9972 IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2020 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 216-b to read as follows: 3 § 216-b. Pedestrian safety rating system. The commissioner shall cause 4 to be created a pedestrian safety rating system which shall be made 5 publicly available on the department's internet website. Such pedestrian 6 safety rating system shall provide a rating between one and five stars 7 for every motor vehicle model registered by individuals in this state 8 based on: 9 1. the frequency of collisions involving a bicyclist or pedestrian 10 reported in the state for such motor vehicle model, compared to the 11 total number of such motor vehicle model registered in the state; 12 2. safety features that the commissioner determines are relevant to 13 pedestrian and bicyclist safety, including but not limited to, automatic 14 collision warning or pedestrian detection features, automatic braking, 15 and visibility; and 16 3. any other factors the commissioner determines are relevant to 17 pedestrian and bicyclist safety. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15047-02-0