Ny vehicle and traffic law speed restrictions article 30. A manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in this state, which is equipped with one or more recording devices commonly referred to as event data recorders including sensing and diagnostic modules shall disclose that fact in or along with the owners manual for the vehicle. Trainees will also learn about hidden compartments and signs that the operator of a commercial vehicle may be intending to use the vehicle for a terrorist act. They cannot require that bicyclists use a sidewalk instead of a public roadway, but they can impose limits to sidewalk bicycling.
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