What's happening
This bill prohibits driving motor vehicles or motorcycles in bicycle lanes or paths in New York City, with exceptions for emergencies and police direction, and sets a $75 fine for violations.
Why it matters
Prioritizes cyclist safety. by explicitly banning cars and motorcycles from bike lanes and paths, which could reduce collisions and close calls between vehicles and cyclists in New York City.
Creates clear, enforceable rules. for both drivers and law enforcement, reducing ambiguity about when motor vehicles can enter bike lanes and helping to standardize traffic enforcement.
Limits negative consequences for drivers. by ensuring the $75 fine does not appear on a driver’s operating record and cannot be used by insurance companies to raise premiums, focusing deterrence on financial penalty rather than long-term record impacts.
Acknowledges emergency exceptions. by allowing police and emergency/fire vehicles to use bike lanes when necessary, balancing safety concerns with practical needs for urgent response.
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Ban Cars in Bike Lanes
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Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4519
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles or motorcycles in bicycle lanes or bicycle paths in a city with a population of one million or more
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 1132 to read as follows:
§ 1132. Driving in bicycle lanes or bicycle paths prohibited. Except for emergency or fire vehicles, no person shall operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in a bicycle lane or bicycle path in a city with a population of one million or more. The foregoing limitation shall not prevent motor vehicles from driving in bicycle lanes or bicycle paths when directed by police officers or flagpersons.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this subdivision, a person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation of the provisions of section eleven hundred thirty-two of this chapter shall for conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than seventyfive dollars and shall not be made part of the operating record of the person upon whom such liability is imposed nor shall it be used for insurance purposes in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05667-01-9
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