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S7138Senate2011-2012 Session

Establishes a motorcycle safety awareness component as a requirement for licensing

Sponsor Patty RitchieSD-48+1 co-sponsorAffects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Patty Ritchie

Senator · Senate District 48

Chair, Agriculture

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 57–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.779
  7. Referred to transportation

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S7138

Title of bill

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requirements for licensing

Purpose

To require motorcycle safety and awareness be part of the mandatory pre-licensing course and testing required of new drivers, in order to educate such drivers as to the potential dangers to persons operating motorcycles on our roads.

Summary

Section 1 adds a new paragraph c-3 to subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law to add a motorcycle safety and awareness component to the mandatory five hour pre-licensing class required of all new drivers.

Section 2 also amends section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law to add motorcycle safety awareness questions to the written test required to be passed by new drivers in the state.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

Justification

Motorcycle crashes often occur because of the failure of other drivers' awareness of motorcycle traffic on the road. Including motorcycle safety and awareness as components of the pre-licensing education and testing of new drivers will help to prevent motorcycle crashes, injuries and fatalities caused by drivers who share the road with motorcycle traffic.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal impact

None. The pre-licensing course and written test are already in place.

Effective date

Immediately.

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