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NY A04005
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sam Berger
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AI Summary
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Adds "Rotary and Roundabout Use and Safety" as a required topic on the written driver's license test, allowing one or more questions on the subject
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Creates a mandatory rotary and roundabout use and safety awareness component in the pre-licensing course that all applicants must complete before obtaining a driver's license
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Requires the curriculum to educate prospective drivers on when to yield and when to enter rotaries and roundabouts pursuant to existing traffic law (section 1145)
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Directs the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to develop the curriculum in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with instructional handbooks and instructor training updated to include the new rotary and roundabout content
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish the "rotary and roundabout use and safety awareness" component for the pre-licensing class as a prerequisite for obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026