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History
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 55–3
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.55
- Referred to transportation
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Relates to the demonstration program in Nassau county
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Charles Lavine
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2580
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the demonstration program authorized within Nassau county
Purpose
This Legislation seeks to prevent the deaths and injuries caused by motorists running red light by expanding Nassau County's existing demonstration program by increasing the number of intersections authorized to install traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices from fifty to one hundred.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends Section 1111-b of the vehicle and traffic law by increasing the number of intersections that the County of Nassau may install photo violation-monitoring devices from fifty to one hundred.
Section 2: Effective date
Justification
Red light running accidents are often the worst type of accident; they tend to involve speed and "right-angle" impacts, which lead to a large number bodily injuries and death to motorists, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists. The extended use of photo violation-monitoring devices has been shown to dramatically reduce the number of red light violations at the intersections being monitored. By reducing the number of vehicles running red lights, the likelihood of right angle and and pedestrian accidents is reduced.
This legislation would expand Nassau County's current demonstration program by increasing the number of locations where photo violation-monitoring devices may be installed from fifty to one hundred intersections.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Nassau County will receive an additional $17.3 million in revenue annually.
Effective date
Immediately, with provisions.
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