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- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.648
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1089
- Referred to transportation
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Establishes a motorcycle safety awareness component as a requirement for licensing
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Marcos Crespo
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2113
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
S7138 of 2012 - passed Senate
Fiscal impact
None. The pre-licensing course and written test are already in place.
Effective date
Immediately.
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