Int 1164-2013

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 14-153 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is amended to read as follows: a. The department shall publish on its website the following traffic-related data: (1) the number of moving violation summonses issued, disaggregated by type of summons (2) the number of traffic crashes, disaggregated by (i) the type of vehicle or vehicles involved and (ii) the number of motorists and/or injured passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians involved; and (3) the number of traffic-related fatalities and injuries disaggregated by (i) the number of motorists and/or injured passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians involved; and (ii) the apparent human contributing factor or factors involved in the crash, including, but not limited to alcohol, driver inattention/distraction, speeding, failure to yield and use of cell phones or other mobile devices. Such data shall be further disaggregated by the number of bicycles being used for commercial purposes. For purposes of this section, bicycle used for commercial purposes shall mean a bicycle operated by a person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, or other entity which engages in the course of its business, either on behalf of itself or others, in delivering packages, parcels, papers or articles of any type by bicycle. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as applying to persons under the age of sixteen who use a bicycle only to deliver daily newspapers or circulars. §2. Section 19-186 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subdivision c to read as follows: c. The compilation of bicycle crash data required by subdivision a of this section shall also include data about bicycles disaggregated by bicycles being used for commercial purposes. The report required by subdivision b of this section shall also be disaggregated by the number of bicycles being used for commercial purposes. For purposes of this section, bicycle used for commercial purposes shall mean a bicycle operated by a person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, or other entity which engages in the course of its business, either on behalf of itself or others, in delivering packages, parcels, papers or articles of any type by bicycle. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as applying to persons under the age of sixteen who use a bicycle only to deliver daily newspapers or circulars. §3. This local law shall take effect one hundred twenty days after it is enacted into law. LS# 4152 LF/JM 11/14/12