NYC Council Introduction 561

intro.nyc/0561-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring authorized emergency vehicles to have an emergency signal device that emits pulsating, low-frequency tones.
Status: Committee Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
Sponsored by Gale A. Brewer
Introduced: March 7, 2024

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.