Authorizes department of transportation to conduct a statewide survey to determine areas with a high incidence of pedestrian accidents involving senior citizens; requires commissioner to undertake a comprehensive study of mitigating dangers to senior citizens in any and all areas in which the survey indicates the need to take action; requires commissioner to report recommendations and findings to the legislature and the governor on or before April 1, 2018.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4817
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, TITUS, ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, COLTON, MILLER
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, FARRELL, MARKEY, PERRY
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the department of transportation to
survey areas of the state with a high incidence of pedestrian acci-
dents involving senior citizens
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The department of transportation, in consultation with the
2 office for the aging, the department of motor vehicles, the governor's
3 traffic safety committee, local police agencies, and any other agency or
4 group the department of transportation deems necessary to enlist the aid
5 of, shall conduct a statewide survey to determine areas with a high
6 number of senior citizen residents and/or a high level of senior pedes-
7 trian traffic, and/or any incidence of senior citizen - motor vehicle
8 accidents.
9 § 2. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall,
10 utilizing the results of the survey required by section one of this act,
11 undertake a comprehensive study of the feasibility of methods of miti-
12 gating dangers to pedestrians in any and all areas in which the survey
13 required in section one of this act indicates such necessity. The study
14 shall include, but not be limited to, the feasibility of building safety
15 median islands permitting pedestrians to cross on two timing cycles;
16 retiming of traffic signals; installation of crossing signs; installa-
17 tion of pedestrian warning signs; lowering of vehicle speed limits; and
18 cost of implementing any recommendations emanating from the study.
19 § 3. The commissioner of transportation shall report study results and
20 make recommendations to the governor and legislature on or before April
21 1, 2018.
22 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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