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Int 1276-2023

Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2023-12-20

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2023-12-20Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.

How it compares

14% of similar bills passed

7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 11 days in committee

Similar bills: median 409 days · 194 days when passed

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Sponsors (2)

Jennifer Gutiérrez(prime)
Lincoln Restler

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-12-20 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-12-20 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2023-12-20 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-557 to read as follows: � 19-557 Anti-dooring decal. a. For purposes of this section, the term "anti-dooring decal" means a sign affixed to the inside of a vehicle's passenger doors that warns passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. b. Every owner of a taxicab, coach, for-hire vehicle, commuter van, or wheelchair accessible van shall prominently display anti-dooring decals on the inside of the front passenger and rear passenger doors. c. The anti-dooring decals shall be provided by the commission at no cost to the driver or owner of the vehicle. d. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the penalty for violation of subdivision b of this section. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. CCM LS #13439 11/2/2023 1 2