Senate Bill S6982

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires five hour pre-licensing course to include a motorcycle safety and awareness component, and the driver's license examination to include two questions concerning motorcycle safety and awareness

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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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2009-S6982 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10071
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1184, A2587
2013-2014: S2698, A1067
2015-2016: S2757, A8506
2017-2018: S2202, A1146

2009-S6982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires five hour pre-licensing course to include a motorcycle awareness and safety component, and the driver's license examination to include two questions concerning motorcycle awareness and safety.

2009-S6982 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6982

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  requiring
  that  the  five  hour pre-licensing course include a motorcycle safety
  and awareness component, and that  the  driver's  license  examination
  include two questions concerning motorcycle safety and awareness

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  4  of
section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 585 of
the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  Upon  submission  of  an  application for a driver's license, the
applicant shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit  evidence
of  passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic, the
laws relating to driving while ability is impaired and while  intoxicat-
ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", or "Work Zone Safe-
ty"  awareness  as  defined by the commissioner, the ability to read and
comprehend traffic signs and symbols  and  such  other  matters  as  the
commissioner  may  prescribe,  and  to  satisfactorily complete a course
prescribed by the commissioner of not less than four hours and not  more
than  five  hours,  consisting  of classroom driver training, MOTORCYCLE
SAFETY AND AWARENESS INSTRUCTION and highway safety instruction  or  the
equivalent thereof. Such test shall include at least seven written ques-
tions  concerning  the effects of consumption of alcohol or drugs on the
ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle and the legal and  finan-
cial  consequences  resulting  from violations of section eleven hundred
ninety-two of this chapter, prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle
while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such test  shall  include
one  or  more  written  questions  concerning the devastating effects of
"Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate a  motor  vehicle  and
the  legal and financial consequences resulting from assaulting, threat-
ening or interfering with the lawful conduct of another  person  legally
using  the  roadway.  Such  test  shall  include  one  or more questions
concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment resulting from

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

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