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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Committed to rules
- Amended on third reading 7399a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.782
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Marcos Crespo
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7399A
Title of bill
An act to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks
Purpose or general idea of bill
To improve the safety of the state's roadways and reduce the risk of crashes.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Thruway Authority (Authority), to study and examine the performance of the state's roadways and the Thruway, respectively, in reducing the departure of motor vehicles from travel lanes and subsequently crashing, utilizing existing data whenever possible. The study and examination would be required to include, but not be limited to, high-fatality roadway segments and those segments with hazardous features such as steep slopes, embankments, cliffs, drop-offs or deep bodies of water. The bill also would direct DOT and the Authority to each submit annual reports to the governor and the Legislature to include the number and type of travel lane departure crashes, the extent to which DOT or the Authority has analyzed crash data and identified and considered the safety needs of the roadways, and the measures and strategies that have been undertaken, or plan to be undertaken, to improve roadway performance and reduce the risk of travel lane departures and crashes.
Existing law
None.
Justification
Motor vehicle crashes take a terrible human toll on people whether they are vehicle passengers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, or pedestrians, depriving individuals of their independence when crashes cause serious physical injury, and depriving families of their loved ones and society of valued members when the crashes are fatal. While there are general downward trends in the number of motor vehicle fatal crashes and the number of fatalities on New York State's roadways, more can and should be done to further prevent them. This bill presents an opportunity to focus on high-risk sections of road across the State such as those with a high number of fatal crashes, and those with hazardous features like steep slopes, embankments, cliffs, drop-offs and deep bodies of water. Strategies for reducing the risk of vehicles abruptly leaving their lanes of travel and crashing can and should be identified in order to reduce the risk of crashes at these high-risk locations to better
protect the safety of the traveling public and prevent future tragedies.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect sixty days after it shall have become a law.
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