What's happening
This bill requires that applicants registering vehicles from model year 2008 or earlier receive information about two-point seat belt hazards.
Why it matters
Targets older vehicles. By focusing on cars from model year 2008 or earlier, the bill specifically addresses vehicles more likely to be equipped with outdated two-point (lap-only) seat belts, which have been shown to be less safe in crashes compared to modern three-point belts.
Aims to reduce preventable injuries. Informing registrants about the hazards of two-point seat belts—such as increased risk of abdominal and spinal injuries—could lead to safer decision-making, like seeking retrofits or using additional safety measures if possible.
Leverages federal safety expertise. The bill mandates that the informational materials must include relevant safety information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ensuring that the warnings are based on up-to-date, authoritative crash data and recommendations.
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Warn About Old Seat Belts
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
830
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to warnings regarding two-point seat belts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 152 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
d. In processing any application for a certificate of registration pursuant to this article or to title eleven of this chapter, the commissioner shall provide the applicant with informational materials describing the lead-acid battery management, return and collection requirements set forth in title seventeen of article twenty-seven of the environmental conservation law, and the used oil management, recycling and disposal requirements set forth in title twenty-three of article twenty-three of the environmental conservation law. Such informational materials shall be distributed at the first opportunity and periodically thereafter. Additionally, if the vehicle being registered has a model year of 2008 or earlier, the commissioner shall provide the applicant with informational materials informing them of the hazards associated with a two-point seat belt. The content of such notice shall be developed by the commissioner and contain relevant safety information from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed 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.
LBD03749-01-7
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