Senate introduces regulations for stretch limousines
ALBANY - New regulations for stretch limousines are being proposed in the state Senate in response to the crash that killed 20 people in Schoharie last week.
The legislation introduced on Friday by Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat, would require stretch limousines be taken off the road after 10 years, create new procedures if a vehicle fails a safety inspection, impose a minimum liability insurance coverage of $2 million, and display inspection results on the state Department of Transportation website.
It would also mandate a "license plate" sized sticker on a passenger door indicating the date of the last successful vehicle inspection, with the sticker replaced by a sticker indicating the vehicle can't transport passengers if it fails an inspection.
"While many limousine operators take the safety of their passengers and drivers seriously, there seems to be a certain population of operators that does not," reads the bill memorandum. "In an effort to cut corners, they put their passengers and drivers at risk."
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