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3 Co-sponsors
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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S6651
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to minimum speed limits in cities having a population of one million or more people
Purpose or general idea of bill
Allows New York City to establish, by local law, speed limits throughout the city of no less than 25 miles per hour.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 1643 of the vehicle and traffic law to add a provision allowing cities with a population of one million or more to establish speed limits as low as 25 miles per hour.
Section 2 of the bill states that the bill shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Under current New York State law, citywide speed limits in New York City cannot be set below 30 miles per hour by the New York City Council. This bill would amend the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law to give New York City home rule power over establishing its own citywide speed limit as low as 25 miles per hour. The cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Long Beach all have some degree of home rule power to reduce their speed limits below 30 miles per hour.
Approximately 4,000 New Yorkers are seriously injured, and over 250 are killed every year in traffic accidents in New York City. Reduced speed limits have been proven to reduce fatality rates and give pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers alike increased response time.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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