BILL NUMBER: S4370
SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the central
business district toll and congestion pricing in New York city
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to tax motorcycles entering the central
business district of New York City at half the rate of their passenger
vehicle peers.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying chapter by incorporating 50
percent off all motorcycle fares related to congestion pricing in the
City of New York. As entities decide costs associated with the rollout
of congestion pricing, this bill will require that all tolls peak/off
peak, etc. will be half that of their MV/ EV counterparts.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The argument for reducing the costs associated with congestion pricing
for motorcycles makes a great deal of sense. They take up less space on
roadways, in parking, and are generally more fuel efficient, if not
already electric.
Why should motorcycles be subject to the same toll rate as passenger
vehicles when they are less than or equal to half the size and weight of
said vehicles.
This bill was motivated by motorcyclists in New York City who have occu-
pations that require tools which our laws and norms would consider dead-
ly weapons on our mass transit systems. While a bill could realistically
be written to carve them out with some sort of documentation, in terms
of good public policy a vehicle that proportionally creates less
congestion, it ought to be in our common sense to provide such vehicles
with a discount.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
203-2024: S4102 Comrie/ A9420 Hyndman
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
120 days after passage.

Statutes affected:
S4370: 1704-a vehicle and traffic law, 1704-a(1) vehicle and traffic law