§ 80-14 Operations – Passenger and Driver Safety.
RCNY § 80-14
(a)Reckless Driving Rule. A Driver must not operate his or her Vehicle in a manner that would violate section 1212 of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. 35 RCNY § 80-14(a)Fine: $350 - $1,000 and/or suspension up to 30 days, or revocation if Driver is found guilty of having violated this rule more than three times within an 18-month period.Points: 4Appearance REQUIRED (b) Driving While Impaired.
(1)A Driver must not operate a Vehicle while his or her driving ability is impaired by intoxicating liquor (regardless of its alcoholic content) or while he or she is under the influence of Drugs.
(2)A Driver must not drive or occupy his or her Vehicle for at least six hours after consuming any intoxicating liquor regardless of its alcoholic content, or any Drugs.
(3)A Driver may be charged with Driving While Impaired regardless and independent of any of the Driver's previous Drug Test results. 35 RCNY § 80-14(b)Fine: Revocation.Appearance REQUIRED (c) Drug Testing for Cause. If the Commission has a reasonable suspicion that a Driver has used a Drug that makes him or her unfit to operate a Vehicle safely, the Commission can direct the Driver to be tested, at the Driver's expense, by a Commission-approved person, licensed by the NYS Department of Health, and the Driver must comply. 35 RCNY § 80-14(c)Fine: Summary suspension until compliance. Appearance NOT REQUIRED (d) Annual Drug Testing.
(i)Daily and weekly driving hours will be calculated by adding up the time that passengers are being transported for hire. Time between trips will not be counted as driving hours.
(ii)The pickups that a Driver makes while operating any Vehicle pursuant to this Chapter will be combined for the purpose of counting hours toward the daily or weekly limit.
(iii)If any time exceeds the daily limit and serves as the basis for a violation of the daily limit, such time cannot also be counted toward a violation of the weekly limit.
(iv)It is a defense to a violation of the limits set forth in this subdivision that any such limit was exceeded because of a single trip that began before the limit was reached.
(h)Serious Crashes. A Serious Crash is one in which any person has suffered Critical Injury or death. "Critical Injury," for purposes of this subdivision, means any injury determined to be critical by the emergency medical service personnel responding to such crash.
