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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:A9891
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles or motorcycles in bicycle lanes or bicycle paths in a city with a population of one million or more
Purpose or general idea of bill
To prohibit driving in bicycle lanes and bicycle paths in the city of New York.
Summary of specific provisions
Sec. 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1132 to prohibit the driving in bicycle lanes and bicycle paths unless under the direction of a police officer.
Sec. 2 Subdivision (b) of section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 that establishes a fine of not more than $75 for this infraction and shall not be made part of the operating record of the person cited.
Justification
Recently, an elderly, disabled resident of Greenwich Village was run over by a Parks Department garbage truck that was driv- ing in a protected bike lane. The bike lane is protected from moving traffic by a row of parked cars, but the truck was using it. While the victim is recovering slowly from her life-threatening injuries, any citizen in a bicycle lane should have the right to assume that her safe- ty would not be compromised by motor vehicles. This bill would serve to deter this practice, thus preserving bicycle lanes for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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