What's happening
This bill requires insurance companies to provide the NYC Department of Transportation with information about motor vehicle accidents in the city.
Why it matters
Enhances Data Collection for Safety Initiatives. By requiring insurance companies to share accident statistics and information with NYC DOT, the city can gain a more complete and accurate picture of motor vehicle accidents, potentially informing more effective traffic safety measures and urban planning.
Facilitates Accountability and Transparency. Access to insurance company data can help the city identify trends, problematic intersections, or dangerous driving behaviors, supporting better-targeted enforcement and policy interventions.
Potential Privacy and Administrative Impacts. The requirement introduces new obligations for insurance companies, which may raise concerns about data privacy, reporting burdens, and the need for clear protocols to ensure sensitive information is handled appropriately.
Supports Vision Zero and Public Safety Goals. With improved access to accident data, NYC can better track progress towards reducing injuries and fatalities, aligning with broader public safety and Vision Zero objectives.
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- Referred to transportation
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Share Accident Data with DOT
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Kevin Cahill
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1450
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2017
Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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.
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Title of bill
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
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of the bill is to require all insurance companies to provide the New York city department of transportation with insurance statistic and other information relating to all motor vehicle accidents occurring on streets and highways within the city of New York.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 607 that will require any insurance company which receives an accident report pursuant to this chapter, in a city having a population of one million or more, to provide the department of transportation with statistics and other relevant information related to motor vehicle accidents occurring with such city.
Section 2 provides that 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 is authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
Justification
The New York city department of transportation ("DOT") currently bases its assessment of traffic control needs upon the standards as set forth by the federal government. As part of this analysis the DOT relies upon statistics received from the New York Police Department ("NYPD") regarding the number traffic accidents at any given inter- section. Given that there continue to be numerous intersections in obvious need of traffic controls, which have been found by DOT to not require any control, it is overly apparent that the use of these NYPD statistics alone is insufficient. Therefore, it would seem reasonable to require motor vehicle insurance companies to report statistics of accidents occurring upon city streets and highways to DOT. In this way DOT will have access to additional, verifiable, information regarding the number of accidents occurring at any given intersection within the city.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
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 is authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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