What's happening
This bill requires Westchester County buses seating 20 or more to install plexiglass or shatterproof partitions to protect drivers.
Why it matters
Aims to enhance driver safety. by physically separating bus operators from passengers, potentially reducing risks of assault, harassment, or distraction during operation.
Requires prompt compliance. (by June 30, 2018) for all affected buses, but allows a phased retrofit schedule for existing vehicles, balancing safety improvements with operational and financial realities for transit providers.
Sets clear technical standards. for the partitions (plexiglass or shatterproof material, “L” shaped), ensuring a consistent level of protection and leaving room for the Department of Transportation to specify further details.
Grants regulatory authority. to the commissioner of transportation, enabling flexible implementation and adaptation of rules as necessary to address evolving safety needs or technological advancements.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1951
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omnibuses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
52. Westchester county omnibus partitions and shields. Every omnibus seating twenty or more passengers currently operated pursuant to a contract with the county of Westchester for the provision of regularly scheduled mass transportation service to the public over fixed routes shall, on or before June thirtieth, two thousand eighteen, be equipped with partitions or shields made in whole or in part of plexiglass or other shatterproof material meeting specifications of the commission of transportation, in an "L" shaped configuration which effectively separates and shields the operator from the passenger compartment of such omnibus. In the case of an omnibus operating prior to enactment of this subdivision but expected to be in service after June thirtieth, two thousand eighteen, the owner of such omnibuses shall submit, to the commissioner of transportation, a schedule of the annual rate at which such omnibuses shall be retrofitted to comply with the requirements of this subdivision. Such schedule shall include the motor vehicle identification number of each omnibus scheduled for retrofit in a given year and shall, to the extent possible, provide for the completion of such retrofitting in equal proportions annually. Any such omnibuses acquired after the enactment of this subdivision shall be equipped with a partition or shield as required pursuant to this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the commissioner of transportation is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act on such date.
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