STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11385 IN ASSEMBLY October 22, 2018 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin, Santabarbara, Fahy) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting U turns by certain vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1167 to read as follows: 3 § 1167. U turns by certain vehicles prohibited. Any for hire vehicle 4 with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the 5 driver, is prohibited from making a U turn on any roadway in the state 6 with two or more lanes of traffic, whether in the same direction or 7 opposing, except in the case of an emergency situation or when the driv- 8 er of such vehicle is directed to make a U turn by a police officer, 9 peace officer, constable or sheriff. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16647-01-8