New York S 3583: Relates to rotary and roundabout use and safety awareness

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S03583 Summary:

BILL NOS03583 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04005

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §502, V & T L

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Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish the "rotary and roundabout use and safety awareness" component for the pre-licensing class as a prerequisite for obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle.

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BILL NOS03583 

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3583

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 rotary and
 roundabout use and safety awareness in the pre-licensing course

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraphs (b) and
 2 (d) of subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 3 subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) as amended by chap-
 4 ter 379 of the laws of 2022 and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 477
 5 of the laws of 2024, are amended and a new paragraph (c-6) is added to
 6 read as follows:
 7 (i) Upon submission of an application for a driver's license, the
 8 applicant shall be required to take and pass a test, or submit evidence
 9 of passage of a test, with respect to the laws relating to traffic, the
 10 laws relating to driving while ability is impaired and while intoxicat-
 11 ed, under the overpowering influence of "Road Rage", "Work Zone Safety"
 12 awareness, "Motorcycle Safety" awareness and "Pedestrian and Bicyclist
 13 Safety" awareness as defined by the commissioner, "School Bus Safety"
 14 awareness, "Rotary and Roundabout Use and Safety", the law relating to
 15 exercising due care to avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or stand-
 16 ing authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle pursuant to section
 17 eleven hundred forty-four-a of this chapter, the ability to read and
 18 comprehend traffic signs and symbols and such other matters as the
 19 commissioner may prescribe, and to satisfactorily complete a course
 20 prescribed by the commissioner of not less than four hours and not more
 21 than five hours, consisting of classroom driver training and highway
 22 safety instruction or the equivalent thereof. Such test shall include at
 23 least seven written questions concerning the effects of consumption of
 24 alcohol or drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle
 25 and the legal and financial consequences resulting from violations of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07992-01-5

 S. 3583 2

 1 section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter, prohibiting the oper-
 2 ation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
 3 Such test shall include one or more written questions concerning the
 4 devastating effects of "Road Rage" on the ability of a person to operate
 5 a motor vehicle and the legal and financial consequences resulting from
 6 assaulting, threatening or interfering with the lawful conduct of anoth-
 7 er person legally using the roadway. Such test shall include one or more
 8 questions concerning the potential dangers to persons and equipment
 9 resulting from the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle in a work zone.
 10 Such test may include one or more questions concerning motorcycle safe-
 11 ty. Such test may include one or more questions concerning the law for
 12 exercising due care to avoid colliding with a parked, stopped or stand-
 13 ing vehicle pursuant to section eleven hundred forty-four-a of this
 14 chapter. Such test may include one or more questions concerning school
 15 bus safety. Such test may include one or more questions concerning
 16 pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Such test may include one or more ques-
 17 tions concer