New York S 5859: Directs the department of transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the standard approach of setting or adjusting speed limits

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S05859 Summary:

BILL NOS05859 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER

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Directs the department of transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the standard approach of setting or adjusting speed limits, specifically the usage of 85th percentile rule.

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BILL NOS05859 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5859

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Transportation

 AN ACT directing the department of transportation to conduct a study to
 evaluate the standard approach of setting or adjusting speed limits

 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 shall conduct a study to
 2 evaluate the standard approach to setting or adjusting speed limits in
 3 New York state, including:
 4 (a) assessing all factors for setting or adjusting the speed limit;
 5 (b) assessing the usage of 85th percentile rule in setting or adjust-
 6 ing the speed limit;
 7 (c) evaluating the application of 85th percentile rule in setting or
 8 adjusting the speed limit and its correlation with traffic crashes; and
 9 (d) evaluating alternative methods of 85th percentile rule to set or
 10 adjust speed limits with better impact (correlation) on preventing traf-
 11 fic crashes and provide recommendations on those alternative methods.
 12 § 2. For purposes of this act, "85th percentile rule" shall mean the
 13 speed at or below which 85 percent of all vehicles are traveling under
 14 free-flowing conditions.
 15 § 3. Within one year of the effective date of this act the department
 16 of transportation shall publish a report with the findings and recommen-
 17 dations of the study in a clear and conspicuous location on its website
 18 and shall deliver a copy to the legislature.
 19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08373-01-5

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