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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S5440
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the use of parking lanes to overtake vehicles on the right
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision (b) of section 1123 of the vehicle and traffic law by specifically stating that a driver of a vehicle may not "overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right" by using a parking lane
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Drivers seeking to get passed stopped traffic often use an open parking lane to overtake vehicles on the right. This practice is very dangerous and the cause of many motor vehicle accidents since drivers in the designated lanes of traffic do not expect vehicles to pass on the right from the parking lane. The addition of this language is necessary to make it explicitly clear to drivers that such conduct is inherently unsafe and a violation of the vehicle and traffic law.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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