Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles concerning rules of the road and consequences for non-compliance.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A698
SPONSOR: Gonzalez-Rojas TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that operators of limited use motorcycles receive rules of the road
pamphlets
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators
of limited use motorcycles SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding a
new subdivision 6 to add a new requirement that every person who oper-
ates a limited use motorcycle that is registered be provided with a
pamphlet to educate them about the rules of the road in the top ten most
commonly spoken languages.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Moped accidents have been on the rise and too often riders are breaking
rules and laws and there has been an increase in incidents. While
precise annual figures can vary, a study conducted by the City of New
York found that in 2019, there were over 1,500 moped accidents within
the city alone. That number has steadily increased since then. Outside
of New York City, moped accidents occur in other parts of the state. New
York State has seen an increase in moped accidents in recent years. In
2020, the state recorded approximately 2,000 moped accidents.
This bill will require that anyone who purchases, rents, or operates a
moped is informed of the rules of the road and the consequences for
breaking laws via a pamphlet to be distributed in various languages.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: Introduced and reported to Transportation Committee
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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698
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that operators of limited use motorcycles receive rules of the road
pamphlets
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. Rules of the road pamphlet requirement. Every person operating a
4 limited use motorcycle registered in accordance with any of the
5 provisions of this article, shall be provided with information related
6 to the legal use of such limited use motorcycle upon such registration.
7 Such information shall be published in the ten most commonly spoken
8 languages in New York state and shall include, but not be limited to,
9 the rules of the road, speed limits, where such operator can ride such
10 limited use motorcycle, and consequences of non-compliance for each such
11 rule.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
14 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
15 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
16 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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