What's happening
This bill requires insurance companies to provide the New York City Department of Transportation with information on local motor vehicle accidents.
Why it matters
Improves city access to critical crash data. By requiring insurers to share accident statistics and information with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), the bill provides the city with more comprehensive data than currently available from police reports alone, potentially leading to better-informed traffic safety and policy decisions.
Enables targeted safety interventions. With richer, more detailed accident information, NYC DOT can better identify dangerous intersections, common accident causes, and demographic trends, allowing for more effective prioritization of safety improvements and resource allocation.
May enhance accountability for both insurers and drivers. The mandate could lead to more accurate monitoring of accident frequency and severity, helping to identify patterns such as fraud, underreporting, or insurance-related issues, and fostering a culture of greater transparency and responsibility on the roads.
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Who cares
Insurance companies
Insurers receiving accident reports under the vehicle and traffic law in New York City would have to provide the city's transportation department with crash statistics and other relevant information.
New York City Department of Transportation
The department would receive insurer-provided information about motor vehicle accidents occurring within the city.
Drivers involved in New York City crashes
Information related to their accidents would be subject to the reporting requirement when insurers receive accident reports covered by the bill.
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Share Accident Data with DOT
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Sponsors
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Share Crash Data with DOT
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Tony Avella
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1061
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring all insurance companies to provide the New York city department of transportation with information regarding motor vehicle accidents within such city
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 607 to read as follows:
§ 607. Reports required by insurance companies. Any insurance company which receives an accident report pursuant to this chapter, in a city having a population of one million or more, shall provide the department of transportation of such city with statistics and other relevant information related to motor vehicle accidents occurring within such city.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01187-01-7
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