New York A 3540: Requires operators of motor vehicles to reduce their speed when approaching and passing mobile ice cream vendor vehicles

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A03540 Summary:

BILL NOA03540 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRDeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1180, V & T L

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Requires operators of motor vehicles to reduce their speed when approaching and passing mobile ice cream vendor vehicles when such vendor vehicle is parked and in active operation.

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BILL NOA03540 

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01/28/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3540

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 operators of motor vehicles to reduce speed when passing an ice cream
 truck

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (e) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the require-
 5 ments of subdivision (a) of this section, drive at an appropriate
 6 reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway
 7 grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when
 8 approaching a hill crest, when approaching and passing by an emergency
 9 situation involving any authorized emergency vehicle which is parked,
 10 stopped or standing on a highway and which is displaying one or more red
 11 or combination red, white, and/or blue lights pursuant to the provisions
 12 of paragraph two and subparagraph b of paragraph four of subdivision
 13 forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, when
 14 traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, when approaching and pass-
 15 ing by a mobile ice cream vendor vehicle that is parked, stopped or
 16 standing on the shoulder or on any portion of the roadway during such
 17 vehicle's hours of operation, and when any special hazard exists with
 18 respect to pedestrians, or other traffic by reason of weather or highway
 19 conditions, including, but not limited to a highway construction or
 20 maintenance work area, or when approaching a hazard vehicle which is
 21 parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder or on any portion of such
 22 highway and such hazard vehicle is displaying one or more amber lights
 23 pursuant to the provisions of paragraph three of subdivision forty-one
 24 of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07077-01-5

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