Bill Text: NY A00283 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 283 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the operator of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle from behind; not less than three feet distance.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A00283 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00283-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           283
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STECK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PALMESANO, RAIA, FAHY,
          JAFFEE, LUPARDO, PALUMBO, FINCH, CAHILL, SIMON, GUNTHER -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A.   LENTOL, McDONOUGH,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to operators of
          a vehicle overtaking a bicycle from behind
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 1122-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added  by
     2  chapter 413 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 1122-a. Overtaking a bicycle.  The operator of a vehicle overtaking,
     4  from  behind,  a  bicycle proceeding on the same side of a roadway shall
     5  pass to the left of such bicycle at a [safe] distance of not  less  than
     6  three feet until safely clear thereof.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     8  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03520-01-9