Sets certain requirements for side under-ride guards for state fleet vehicles.

The bill amends the vehicle and traffic law to require certain large vehicles in the state fleet to be equipped with side under-ride guards. Specifically, it mandates that trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer or semitrailer combinations in the state fleet with a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding ten thousand pounds must be equipped with side under-ride guards within twenty-four months of the bill's effective date.

Sets certain requirements for side under-ride guards for state fleet vehicles.

The bill amends the vehicle and traffic law to require certain large vehicles in the state fleet to be equipped with side under-ride guards. Specifically, it mandates that trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer or semitrailer combinations in the state fleet with a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding ten thousand pounds must be equipped with side under-ride guards within twenty-four months of the bill's effective date.