GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of New York. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Bicycle helmets required for all riders 1 year or older and under 14. Children under 1 prohibited.
Universal helmet law enacted 1967.
8 years
None
65
65
55
55
55
55
Yes
Mandatory for all convictions
Yes
Yes
0.18
Yes
Under 2 yrs (or until outgrows the top height or weight recommendations) in rear-facing child restraint
3 yrs or under unless over 40 lbs and no lap/shoulder belt available
4-7 yrs unless no lap/shoulder belt available
8 yrs and older must be restrained by a seatbelt
17 years with driver's ed. 18 years without driver's ed.
16
6
50 (15)
16 / 6
9 p.m. - 5 a.m. except NYC (unsupervised driving prohibited at all times) and Long Island (limited daytime unsupervised allowed)
No more than 1 under 21
Primary
All riders
All
No
All drivers. Primary law.
Yes. Primary law.
No
Permitted by state law
Specified jurisdictions; not permitted on controlled access highway exit ramp or within 300 feet following
Permitted by state law and city ordinance
Specified jurisdictions
None
Decriminalized and legal for medical use
None
Through a grant from Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) and GHSA, the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) held a speed-focused traffic safety fair to show high school students how speeding can put themselves, their passengers and everyone on the road in danger.
With traffic fatalities on U.S. streets currently at their highest point in over a decade, a new report has found that enhanced efforts from law enforcement officials could help buck the trend.
The Governors Highway Safety Association recently awarded $75,000 in grants to Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania’s State Highway Safety Offices to work with community-based groups to promote safe youth mobility options.
GHSA has awarded grants totaling $75,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation to State Highway Safety Offices in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania to work with community-based groups to promote safe youth mobility options like walking, biking or riding a scooter.
GHSA has awarded grants totaling $75,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation to State Highway Safety Offices in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania to work with community-based groups to promote safe youth mobility options like walking, biking or riding a scooter.
“The spike in pedestrian fatalities in recent years is unacceptable,” said GHSA Executive Director Jonathan Adkins.
On Wednesday, the Governors Highway Safety Association and the Ford Motor Company Fund announced they will award $135,000 in grants to six states, including New York, to combat the rise of speeding among teen drivers.
Following a recent jointly conducted grant monitoring, the New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and NHTSA’s Region 2 discovered an unmet need to connect the benefits of GTSC’s highway safety programs with underserved communities within Westchester County.
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May 26, 2021
CONTACT: Adam Snider, 202-580-7930
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As traffic volumes rise, State Highway Safety Offices increase efforts to protect road users
