Bill Text: NY A11385 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits U turns by any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-10-22 - referred to transportation [A11385 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A11385-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          11385
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    October 22, 2018
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        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin,
          Santabarbara, Fahy) -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Transportation
        AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
          U turns by certain 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 1167 to read as follows:
     3    § 1167. U turns by certain vehicles prohibited. Any for  hire  vehicle
     4  with  a  capacity  of  transporting ten or more occupants, including the
     5  driver, is prohibited from making a U turn on any roadway in  the  state
     6  with  two  or  more  lanes  of traffic, whether in the same direction or
     7  opposing, except in the case of an emergency situation or when the driv-
     8  er of such vehicle is directed to make a U turn  by  a  police  officer,
     9  peace officer, constable or sheriff.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16647-01-8