A502-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to cities
• Jun 16, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to cities

A502-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          502
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Cities
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to the regulation of commercial bicyclists
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The opening paragraph and paragraph 1 of subdivision a of
 section 10-157 of the administrative code of the city of New  York,  are
 amended and a new subdivision a-1 is added to read as follows:

 Every  person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association or corpo
 ration which engages in the course of its business, either on behalf  of
 itself or others, in delivering packages, parcels, papers or articles of
 any  type  by  bicycle SHALL REGISTER EACH BICYCLE WITH THE LOCAL POLICE
 PRECINCT AND shall provide identification of the business  by  requiring
 every bicycle or bicycle operator to be identified by:

 (1)  affixing to the rear of each bicycle[, bicycle seat or both sides
 of the delivery basket,] a metal, plastic,  or  other  sign  of  a  type
 approved by the police commissioner, with the name of the business and a
 three  digit identification number which identifies the bicycle operator
 in lettering and numerals so as to be plainly readable at a distance  of
 not  less  than ten feet and maintaining same in good condition thereon;
 and
 A-1. EVERY BICYCLE OPERATOR, WHILE ENGAGED IN BICYCLE OPERATION, SHALL
 WEAR A HELMET MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN  NATIONAL  STANDARDS
 INSTITUTE  (ANSI  Z 90.4 BICYCLE HELMET STANDARDS) OR THE SNELL MEMORIAL
 FOUNDATION'S STANDARDS FOR PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR USE IN BICYCLING. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WEARING A HELMET MEANS HAVING A HELMET
 OF GOOD FIT FASTENED SECURELY UPON THE HEAD WITH THE HELMET STRAPS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed
 ing 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.
 LBD03178-01-1

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