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Senator · Senate District 17
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S5244
Title of bill
An act to direct the commissioner of transportation to examine, evaluate and report upon the unsafe use of bicycles on public highways
Purpose
To determine the safety or lack thereof while riding a bicycle on public highways.
Summary of provisions
Section 1, the commissioner shall examine, evaluate and make recommendations on the use of bicycles upon public highways. This will include the following; violations of the rules of the road, vehicular accidents involving bicycles, number of vehicular accidents caused by bicycle riders, pedestrian accidents involving bicycles, pedestrian accidents caused by bicycle riders, property damage accidents involving bicycles, number of property damage accidents involving bicycle riders, the number of individuals suffering personal injury or death as a result of vehicular accidents, pedestrian accidents, and property damage accidents involving bicycles, bike lane violations by bicycle riders, use of helmets by bicycle riders, and a comparison of the incidence of personal injury and death to bicycle riders involved in accidents who were wearing helmets and those who were not wearing helmets.
Section 2, the commissioner shall publish and make available to the public within one year a report of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, and any legislative proposals deemed necessary.
Justification
A 2011 study found that more than 500 New York pedestrians a year make hospital trips getting hit by bikes. "That's probably an underestimate of the number of times this has happened," says Bill Milczarski of New York's Hunter College, who co-authored the study. here have also been instances where pedestrians in New York City have been killed by hikers who do not follow the rules of the road. This bill would, through a study, compile statistics that would let the public know in detail the incidents of accidents involving bicycles and the cause.
Legislative history
None
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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