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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S748
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring certain emergency vehicles to be equipped with a protective screen
Purpose
Enactment of this legislation would require fire company command vehicles to be equipped with a partition or cage separating the front and rear seats.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new subdivision 52 to require that fire company command vehicles registered in New York State be equipped with partitions or steel cages, separating the front and back seats, so that any item from the rear seat may not be propelled into the front seating area.
Existing law
No such provision exists under current law.
Justification
On June 3, 2008 Daniel Shanahan Jr. died in a tragic car accident. Mr. Shanahan was the Chief of the Seneca Hose Fire Company and was on his way to work, in the Chiefs rig, when he was involved in a head-on collision which took his life. As required, there was a good deal of equipment in the rear of the Chiefs vehicle, including his air tank, which was dislodged and flew forward, ultimately causing Mr. Shanahan's death. This selfless volunteer firefighter ultimately died as a result of blunt force trauma to his head caused by his air tank, and not from the actual collision between the two vehicles. Some may say that Daniel Shanahan Jr. gave his life to make us aware of the need to have a protective barrier and/or cage installed in vehicles of this nature to prevent this tragic accident from occurring again. There are hundreds of vehicles, similarly equipped, in use in fire companies across New York and this small safety measure could potentially save lives in the future.
Legislative history
2007-08: Referred to Rules 2009-10: S.1945/A.6381 Referred to Transportation 2011-12: S.3107/A.3728 Referred to Transportation 2013-14: S.370 Referred to Transportation
Fiscal implications
None to New York State.
Local fiscal implications
Very minor to local fire districts.
Effective date
180 days after it shall have become law.
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