A02742 Summary:

BILL NOA02742
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORLentol
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §1132, V & T L
 
Relates to penalties for certain traffic violations.
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A02742 Actions:

BILL NOA02742
 
01/25/2019referred to transportation
01/08/2020referred to transportation
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A02742 Committee Votes:

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A02742 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A02742 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2742
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 25, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
          for certain traffic violations
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1132 to read as follows:
     3    § 1132. Lane safety. To decrease road rage, when a roadway is  divided
     4  into  clearly  marked  lanes for traffic, drivers of vehicles shall obey
     5  the following:
     6    (a) A vehicle shall normally be driven in the lane nearest the  right-
     7  hand edge or curb of the roadway when that lane is available for travel,
     8  except  when  overtaking  another  vehicle  or in preparation for a left
     9  turn.
    10    (b) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within
    11  a single lane and shall not be moved from that lane until the driver has
    12  first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety.
    13    (c) Upon a highway which is divided into three lanes, a vehicle  shall
    14  not  be  driven  in  the  center  lane except when overtaking or passing
    15  another vehicle or in preparation for a left turn or unless  the  center
    16  lane  is  at  the time allocated for traffic moving in the direction the
    17  vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give  notice  of  that  allo-
    18  cation.
    19    (d) The commissioner shall, by regulation, or local authorities shall,
    20  by  resolution  or ordinance with respect to highways under their juris-
    21  diction, designate right-hand lanes for slow moving traffic  and  inside
    22  lanes  for  traffic moving at the speed designated for the district, and
    23  when the lanes are signposted or marked to give  notice  of  the  desig-
    24  nation,  a vehicle may be driven in any lane allocated to traffic moving
    25  in the direction in which it is proceeding, but  when  traveling  within
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04641-01-9

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     1  the inside lanes, the vehicle shall be driven at approximately the speed
     2  authorized  in such lanes and speed shall not be decreased unnecessarily
     3  so as to block, hinder or slow traffic.
     4    (e)  The  penalty for violation of this section shall be a fine of not
     5  less than one hundred dollars or more than three hundred dollars.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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