§ 20-51 Safe Vehicle Operation
RCNY § 20-51
(a)An awardee must not permit or require any vehicle operator to drive a commercial waste vehicle unless the vehicle operator complies with the hours of service requirements set forth in Part 395.3 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)An awardee is responsible for ensuring that the commercial waste vehicles used to perform commercial waste collection, transport and removal services under its agreement with the City are not engaging in a pattern of unsafe practices. Each such pattern of unsafe practices is a violation of this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, "a pattern of unsafe practices" shall be defined as four instances of prohibited conduct set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subdivision within a six month period by the awardee's commercial waste vehicles operators or the operators of the commercial waste vehicles of the awardee's designated carters, in the aggregate: (1) A commercial waste vehicle must not back up unless such movement can be made safely and without interfering with traffic for the minimum distance to allow for the safe collection of trade waste.
(2)A commercial waste vehicle must not make a U turn, except where legally permitted at marked center lines and from designated lanes.
(3)A commercial waste vehicle must stop at all steady red lights until such light turns green. A trade waste vehicle must stop at all flashing red lights and stop signs before entering an intersection.
(4)A commercial waste vehicle must be driven only in the direction designated for the roadway.
(5)A commercial waste vehicle must not obstruct a bike lane, bus stop, sidewalk, crosswalk, or intersection.
(6)Under no circumstances shall an individual ride on or cling to the outside of a commercial waste vehicle while the vehicle is operating on a roadway. (Added City Record 11/16/2021, eff. 12/16/2021*) * Editor's note: For specific effective date provisions, see the editor's note at 16 RCNY Ch. 20.
