NYC Council Introduction 960

intro.nyc/0960-2023 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Requiring authorized emergency vehicles to have an emergency signal device that emits pulsating, low-frequency tones.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
Sponsored by Gale A. Brewer
Introduced: March 16, 2023

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.

Sponsors: 8