Int. No. 1165
By Council Members Vacca, Barron, Fidler, Koo, Koslowitz, Lander, Mendez, Wills and Rodriguez
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting of summonses issued for driver inattention/distraction.
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, including, but not limited to, summonses issued for violations resulting from driver inattention/distraction; (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.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect one hundred twenty days after it is enacted into law.
EB/lf
9/24/12
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