New York A 7474: Relates to requiring drivers approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles to switch lanes or reduce the speed of a motor vehicle

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Requires a driver approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights to switch lanes or reduce the speed of the driver's vehicle, and be prepared to stop the vehicle; institutes a fine for failing to move over or slow down.

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03/28/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7474

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring an
 operator of a motor vehicle approaching stationary emergency vehicles,
 tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles on the roadway
 to switch lanes or reduce the speed of a motor vehicle

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (b) The operator of a motor vehicle approaching a stationary author-
 5 ized emergency vehicle that displays flashing yellow, amber, white, red
 6 or blue lights, or a stationary tow vehicle or a recovery vehicle that
 7 displays flashing lights while performing a recovery or loading on the
 8 roadside, or a stationary highway maintenance vehicle that displays
 9 flashing lights, shall approach such emergency vehicle, tow vehicle,
 10 recovery vehicle or highway maintenance vehicle with due caution and
 11 shall, absent any other direction by a law enforcement officer, proceed
 12 as follows:
 13 (1) if existing safety and traffic conditions permit, make a lane
 14 change into a lane not adjacent to such vehicles; or
 15 (2) if a lane change pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision is
 16 not possible, reduce the speed of such motor vehicle to a reasonable and
 17 proper speed for existing road and traffic conditions, and shall be
 18 prepared to stop such motor vehicle.
 19 Violation of this subdivision shall be punishable by a fine not to
 20 exceed one hundred dollars for the first violation and five hundred
 21 dollars for any subsequent violations of this subdivision.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10709-01-5

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 1 (c) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an author-
 2 ized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with reasonable care for
 3 all persons using the highway.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law.

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