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This bill requires limousines in New York to post visible signs reminding passengers to wear seatbelts.
Why it matters
Targets a specific safety gap. Limousines often transport large groups for special events, and passengers may be less likely to wear seatbelts compared to standard taxis or personal vehicles. This bill addresses that unique risk by making seatbelt reminders more visible in these settings.
Covers a broad range of limousine services. The definition of “limousine” is carefully detailed to include various luxury and charter vehicles across New York State—ensuring the rule applies to different types of large, prearranged passenger vehicles, not just traditional stretch limos.
Standardizes public safety messaging. By requiring uniform signs with specific font size and style, the bill aims to make the safety reminder clear and hard to ignore, potentially increasing compliance across the industry and reducing injuries in crashes.
Empowers state oversight. The commissioner is given authority to set the specific sign standards, providing flexibility to ensure the messaging remains effective and up to date with best practices or changing regulations.
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Limousine Seatbelt Reminder Signs
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- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4783
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring signage for limousines reminding passengers to wear a seatbelt
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 384 to read as follows:
§ 384. Limousine signage. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "limousine" means a livery vehicle that has a seating capacity of eight or more passengers and which provides prearranged passenger transportation on a dedicated, nonscheduled, charter basis, where the charge is based on a flat rate or per unit of time or mileage, or a vehicle classified as a luxury limousine as defined by the taxi and limousine commission of New York city or Westchester county or licensed by a municipality of Nassau county and registered with Nassau county. Service by a limousine that begins and ends in this state is deemed intra-state even if it passes outside this state during a portion of the trip. This does not include a taxicab that is not operated on a regular route or between specified points, a vehicle carrying less than sixteen individuals in a single daily round trip to commute to and from work, or a motor vehicle transporting only school children and teachers to or from a school or an extracurricular activity organized and funded by a school district.
2. Every limousine sold, registered and operated in this state shall have a sign posted in plain sight, with conspicuous lettering in at least forty-eight point bold face type, and approved by and conforming to standards established by the commissioner which reminds the occupants to wear their seatbelts while in the limousine.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 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.
LBD06555-02-9
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