Int. No. 971-A
By Council Members Lander, Torres, Reynoso, Richards, Menchaca, Adams, Levin, Van Bramer, Gibson, Treyger, Rosenthal, Powers, Brannan, Ayala, Rodriguez, Rivera, Ampry-Samuel, Holden, Koslowitz, Constantinides, Chin, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Cumbo, Levine, Salamanca, Cornegy, Kallos, Dromm, Moya, Barron, Louis, Cohen, Rose and Eugene
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a creating a dangerous vehicle abatement program
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Declaration of legislative intent and findings. The council finds and declares that more than 200 people in New York city are killed each year in traffic crashes. Being struck by a vehicle is the leading cause of injury-related death for children under 14, and the second leading cause for senior citizens. The council notes that in a recent analysis by the New York city department of transportation, vehicles with the most school speed camera violations per year or the most red light camera violations per year were more likely to be involved in injury crashes than vehicles with few or no violations. The council believes that vehicles which have been involved in multiple red light camera and school speed camera violations would be less dangerous if their registered owners were educated regarding the dangers of exceeding speed limits and failing to comply with traffic signals. The council therefore finds it necessary and appropriate to establish a program to require such education for the registered owners of such vehicles to the extent practicable.
? 2. Chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 4 to read as follows:
Subchapter 4
Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Law
? 19-199.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Covered vehicle. The term "c...
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