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- Referred to transportation
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Requires all-way stop signs erected at all intersections immediately surrounding a public or private school in N.Y. city
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Inez Barron
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BILL NUMBER:S8079
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring all-way stop signs erected at all intersections immediately surrounding a public or private school
Purpose or general idea of bill
That no child or community be left without proper safety precautions in a public or private school zone.
Summary of specific provisions
Vehicle and traffic law would be amended to erect "ALL-WAY" stop signs at every intersection or corner in a public or private school zone in cities of 1 million or more.
Justification
The Safety of children should be a top priority to everyone, especially New York State. Currently there is no law that ensures that "ALL-WAY" stop signs regulate the traffic around a public or private school zone. The American Journal of Epidemiology, The Journal of American Pedia- trics, and countless medical documents all show severe- to fatal inju- ries children have sustained due to vehicular collisions. A child, espe- cially during the 6-10 year age range, does not possess the ability to fully calculate the speed at which a car is coming at them, and the time it will take to cross a street: This degree of judgment is especially hard in areas of high congestion, such as New York City. Children hospi- talized for traffic injuries sustained major head trauma, including concussions with loss of consciousness for an hour or more, cerebral laceration, and/or cerebral hemorrhaging. Child traffic injuries are a major public health problem in urban communities
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Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles imme- diately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.
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