Assembly Bill A1382B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Includes emergency vehicles displaying certain flashing light combinations in provisions of law requiring operators of vehicles to exercise due care when approaching

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1382 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2318
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9144, S6119

2013-A1382 - Summary

Includes emergency vehicles displaying certain flashing light color combinations in provisions of law that require operators of vehicles to exercise due care when approaching.

2013-A1382 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1382

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera-
  tion of vehicles  when  approaching  a  parked,  stopped  or  standing
  authorized emergency vehicle

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1144-a of the vehicle and  traf-
fic  law,  as  amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding with an authorized emergency vehicle which is parked,  stopped
or  standing  on  the  shoulder  or any portion of such highway and such
authorized emergency vehicle is displaying one or more red, BLUE,  WHITE
OR  AMBER  or  ANY combination OF red [and], BLUE, white OR AMBER lights
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of subdivision forty-one  of
section  three  hundred  seventy-five  of this chapter. For operators of
motor vehicles on parkways or controlled access highways, such due  care
shall  include, but not be limited to, moving from a lane which contains
or is immediately adjacent to the shoulder where such  authorized  emer-
gency  vehicle  displaying  one or more red, BLUE, WHITE OR AMBER or ANY
combination OF red [and], BLUE, white OR AMBER lights  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  paragraph  two of subdivision forty-one of section three
hundred seventy-five of this chapter is parked, stopped or  standing  to
another  lane,  provided  that such movement otherwise complies with the
requirements  of  this  chapter  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the
provisions  of  sections  eleven  hundred  ten  of this title and eleven
hundred twenty-eight of this title.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04029-01-3

2013-A1382A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2318
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9144, S6119

2013-A1382A - Summary

Includes emergency vehicles displaying certain flashing light color combinations in provisions of law that require operators of vehicles to exercise due care when approaching.

2013-A1382A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1382--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  opera-
  tion  of  vehicles  when  approaching  a  parked,  stopped or standing
  authorized emergency vehicle

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1144-a of the vehicle and traf-
fic law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding  with an authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped
or standing on the shoulder or any portion  of  such  highway  and  such
authorized  emergency  vehicle  is  displaying  one or more red, BLUE OR
WHITE or ANY combination OF red [and], BLUE OR white lights pursuant  to
the  provisions  of  paragraph  two  of subdivision forty-one of section
three hundred seventy-five of this chapter. For operators of motor vehi-
cles on parkways or controlled access  highways,  such  due  care  shall
include,  but not be limited to, moving from a lane which contains or is
immediately adjacent to the shoulder  where  such  authorized  emergency
vehicle  displaying one or more red, BLUE OR WHITE or ANY combination OF
red [and], BLUE OR white lights pursuant to the provisions of  paragraph
two  of  subdivision  forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of
this chapter is parked, stopped or standing to  another  lane,  provided
that  such  movement  otherwise  complies  with the requirements of this
chapter including, but not limited to, the provisions of sections eleven
hundred ten of this title and eleven hundred twenty-eight of this title.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04029-03-3

2013-A1382B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2318
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9144, S6119

2013-A1382B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes emergency vehicles displaying certain flashing light color combinations in provisions of law that require operators of vehicles to exercise due care when approaching.

2013-A1382B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1382--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
  reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  opera-
  tion  of  vehicles  when  approaching  a  parked,  stopped or standing
  authorized emergency vehicle

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1144-a of the vehicle and traf-
fic law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding  with an authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped
or standing on the shoulder or any portion  of  such  highway  and  such
authorized  emergency  vehicle is displaying one or more red or combina-
tion red and white lights pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of
subdivision forty-one of section  three  hundred  seventy-five  of  this
chapter  OR  IS DISPLAYING ONE OR MORE BLUE, COMBINATION BLUE AND RED OR
COMBINATION BLUE, RED AND WHITE LIGHTS PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
SUBPARAGRAPH  B  OF  PARAGRAPH  FOUR OF SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF SECTION
THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.    For  operators  of  motor
vehicles  on parkways or controlled access highways, such due care shall
include, but not be limited to, moving from a lane which contains or  is
immediately  adjacent  to  the  shoulder where such authorized emergency
vehicle displaying one or more red, BLUE OR WHITE or ANY combination  OF
red  and white lights OR BLUE OR COMBINATION BLUE AND RED OR COMBINATION
BLUE, RED AND WHITE LIGHTS pursuant to the provisions of  paragraph  two
OR  SUBPARAGRAPH  B  OF  PARAGRAPH  FOUR,  AS  APPLICABLE of subdivision

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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