Requires motorcycle users to wear helmets that meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards and which have been impact-tested by the U.S. department of transportation, the commissioner of motor vehicles or by an independent laboratory approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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580
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to motorcycle
protective helmet safety standards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 381 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 471 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon a
5 motorcycle unless he or she wears a protective helmet of a type which
6 meets the requirements set forth in section 571.218 of the federal motor
7 vehicle safety standards as may from time to time be amended and that
8 has been impact-tested by the United States department of transporta-
9 tion, the commissioner or by an independent laboratory approved by the
10 commissioner. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to
11 adopt regulations for helmets which are consistent with the requirements
12 as specified in section 571.218 of the federal motor vehicle safety
13 standards as may from time to time be amended, and for helmet impact-
14 testing, consistent with this section. The police authorities of a
15 city, town or village may issue a permit exempting up to ten members of
16 organizations sponsoring or conducting parades or other public exhibi-
17 tions from the provisions of this subdivision while such members are
18 participating in such parades or other public exhibitions.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
20 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.
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