What's happening
This bill prohibits anyone from operating or riding a motorcycle with a child under age twelve on New York public roads.
Why it matters
Directly addresses child safety. by preventing young children (under age twelve) from being passengers on motorcycles, which are statistically riskier vehicles in crashes, potentially reducing injury and fatality rates among children in the state.
Creates clearer legal standards. for both motorcycle riders and law enforcement, eliminating ambiguity about what age is considered too young to ride as a passenger and making enforcement more straightforward.
May impact families and motorcycle culture. by restricting certain family activities and traditions, forcing parents or guardians who ride motorcycles to find alternative transportation for younger children.
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Who cares
Motorcycle operators
The bill would prohibit operating a motorcycle on New York public highways, roads or streets with a child under 12 aboard.
Children under 12 and their families
The bill would bar children under 12 from riding on motorcycles on those public routes.
Police agencies
The bill would add a prohibition on operating or riding a motorcycle with a child under 12 aboard for officers enforcing vehicle and traffic law.
Headline styles
No Kids Under 12 on Motorcycles
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3731
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2019
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 prohibiting certain children from riding on a motorcycle
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1251 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
(e) No person shall operate or ride a motorcycle on a public highway, road or street in this state with a child under the age of twelve on such motorcycle.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01515-01-9
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