NYC Council · Int 0561-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring authorized emergency vehicles to have an emergency signal device that emits pulsating, low-frequency tones.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Mar 7, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring authorized emergency vehicles to have an emergency signal device that emits pulsating, low-frequency tones” Read the full text

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What it does

This bill would require all authorized emergency vehicles in New York City to be equipped with an additional siren, often called a rumbler, which emits a pulsating, low-frequency tone between 175 and 400 hertz to create vibrations that alert pedestrians and motorists to the presence of the emergency vehicle.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.