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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Relates to the safety of funeral processions
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Dennis H. Gabryszak
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the safety of funeral processions
Purpose
This legislation would provide for civil penalty to an operator of a motor vehicle that may fail to yield the right of way or that would forcibly enter a funeral procession.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new section 1144-a to the vehicle and traffic law in that upon approach of a motor vehicle with appropriate indication of participation in a funeral procession. all motor vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such procession and participants of such procession must proceed in a procession with reasonable duty of care and yield to any emergency vehicle with its lights or siren on.
Section 2 amends section 1129 of the vehicle and traffic law to provide for civil penalty of up to one hundred dollars to the driver of a motor vehicle that forcefully or otherwise enters space between vehicles in a funeral procession.
Justification
All too often funeral processions throughout the State of New York are interrupted by aggressive drivers that cut into the procession to get through traffic. This is not only dangerous to the drivers in the procession but it is disrespectful to the deceased and the family of the deceased. This legislation would impose a penalty to those drivers that interfere with a funeral procession and help to ensure the safety to all of the participants.
Legislative history
2008 this is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
Immediately after becoming law.
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