S3528-2013 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Prohibits U turns within a school zone during posted hours

Prohibits U turns within a school zone during posted hours.

Sponsor: FUSCHILLO / Co-sponsor(s): ADAMS, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, LARKIN, SAVINO / Committee: TRANSPORTATION
Law Section: Vehicle and Traffic Law / Law: Amd S1161, V & T L

S3528-2013 Actions

May 7, 2013: referred to transportation
May 7, 2013: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 7, 2013: PASSED SENATE
Apr 22, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Apr 17, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Apr 16, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.339
Feb 5, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S3528-2013 Meetings

Transportation: Apr 16, 2013

S3528-2013 Calendars

Active List: May 7, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 17, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 23, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 24, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 29, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 30, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 1, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 6, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2013

S3528-2013 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Transportation - Apr 16, 2013

Ayes (18): Fuschillo, Robach, Carlucci, Gallivan, Larkin, Maziarz, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Ranzenhofer, Young, Zeldin, Dilan, Diaz, Kennedy, Perkins, Squadron, Stavisky, Gipson

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 7, 2013

Ayes (61): Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Boyle, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Gipson, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Marchione, Martins, Maziarz, Nozzolio, O'Brien, O'Mara, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sanders, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Tkaczyk, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Absent (1): Sampson
Excused (1): Montgomery

S3528-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3528

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
to prohibiting U turns in school zones during posted hours

PURPOSE;  The purpose of this bill is to assure that school zones remain
safe for students

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  This bill adds a subdivision b to  Section  1161
of  the  Vehicle  and  Traffic  Law, prohibiting U turns within a posted
school zone during posted hours

EXISTING LAW:  Current law prohibits U turns on curves and at the  crest
and approach to an incline

JUSTIFICATION:    This bill is meant to provide more predictable traffic
patterns within school zones. School zones provide a buffer zone  around
areas  in which students are more likely to be travelling on foot and in
cars.  Speed is therefore limited to  provide  drivers  and  pedestrians
additional time to assess dangers. By limiting the ability of drivers to
conduct U turns in such zones, student safety is further enhanced.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None

EFFECTIVE DATE: 90 days

S3528-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          3528
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 February 5, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. FUSCHILLO, ADAMS, HASSELL-THOMPSON, SAVINO -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
 Committee on Transportation
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
 U turns in school zones during posted hours
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.

Section 1161 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 chapter 157 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 1161. U turns in certain areas prohibited. A. No motor vehicle shall
 make a U turn upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest
 of a grade, where such motor vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any
 other motor  vehicle  approaching  from  either  direction  within  five
 hundred feet.
 B.  NO  MOTOR  VEHICLE SHALL MAKE A U TURN WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE DURING
 POSTED HOURS. SUCH SCHOOL ZONE AND HOURS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY  SIGNAGE
 CONSISTENT WITH 17 NYCRR CHAPTER V, SECTION 7B.09.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07107-02-3

S3528-2013: Prohibits U turns within a school zone during posted hours