Bill Text: NY S04462 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to intermediate side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcycles; prohibits white, red or blue reflectors or lamps; prohibits intermediate side marker lamps from revolving, rotating, flashing, oscillating, constantly moving, or being designed to illuminate the roadway around the motorcycle or otherwise be a distraction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-18 - referred to transportation [S04462 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04462-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4462
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 23, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to intermediate
         side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps  on  motorcy-
         cles
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 381 of the vehicle and traffic law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    3    (D) EVERY MOTORCYCLE MAY HAVE ONE OR  MORE  INTERMEDIATE  SIDE  REFLEX
    4  REFLECTORS  OR INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS IN ANY COLOR EXCEPT WHITE,
    5  RED OR BLUE.  INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS SHALL NOT REVOLVE,  ROTATE,
    6  FLASH,  OSCILLATE,  CONSTANTLY  MOVE,  OR  BE DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE
    7  ROADWAY AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE OR OTHERWISE BE A DISTRACTION.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    9  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09985-01-5
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