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NY S05684
Bill
Status
12/29/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Requires NYC Transit Authority to equip all new buses with protective partitions (L-shaped plexiglass barriers at least one inch thick) around the operator and easy-access silent emergency alarms linked to GPS devices.
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Mandates retrofitting of existing bus fleet with partitions at a rate of 20% annually over five years, with deployment prioritized on the most dangerous routes as determined by the Bus Operation Action Committee.
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Requires synchronization of silent emergency alarms with GPS devices so the command center immediately receives the precise location of any bus where an alarm is activated.
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Sets a timeline for retrofitting 50% of the fleet with synchronized alarm systems within one year, and the remaining fleet within the following year.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to New York city omnibus safety requirements; defines terms; provides for the retrofitting of omnibuses with silent emergency alarms that are synchronized with existing bus GPS devices so that the location of such bus emitting the alarm is immediately known by the command center of the New York city transit authority.
Last Action
VETOED MEMO.583
12/29/2014