Cuomo proposes NY DRIVE act

[joe12]

Just a month after the passage of the New York state Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (SAFE), comes another noble nanny-state proposal from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo. The New York Directive to Regulate Inessential Vehicle Effectiveness Act (DRIVE) seeks to limit the capabilities of so-called "assault vehicles" which contributed to the deaths of 1,077 people and injury to over 128,000 on New York State roadways in 2011. The city of New York reported another 250 deaths and over 49,000 injuries resulting from vehicular assaults in the same period.

Cuomo stated, "this new law will limit vehicular violence through common sense, and reasonable reforms that will make New York a safer place to live. When society confronts serious issues, it is the function of government to do something, and the NY DRIVE Act will now give New York State the toughest, strongest protections against vehicular violence in the nation."

Provisions in the DRIVE Act would ban multiple makers of vehicles including Lamborghini, Porsche, and Ferrari, as well as many more common models such as the Chevy Corvette and Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and Charger.

"Classic" versions of these cars (those over 20 years old) would have to be reregistered with the state and have their ignition system removed. Cuomo remarked on the proposal, "these are the vehicles the police use. Citizens don't need these vehicles. These vehicles serve no purpose for defensive driving."

If passed, the DRIVE Act would ban the sale of these "assault vehicles" within New York State. Residents would be required to transfer or sell the vehicles out of state or turn them over to the NYS Department of Motors Vehicles (DMV) within one year. After one year, these vehicles would be banned from operation on NYS roadways. Violation through possession would result in charges of a Class D Felony, punishable by no more than 5 years in prison and a $7,500 fine.

Other provisions of the DRIVE Act include,

— Enhanced Driving Record checks to ensure those who have committed a vehicular crime in the past no longer have access to their weapon of choice.

— Bans on spoilers, low profile tires, ground effects kits, and the color red. In addition to many other speed enhancements.

— Bans on tinted windows for concealed occupant carry.

— Passenger limits of four persons per vehicle. Current vehicle capacity is exempted under the regulations as long as no more than four persons are loaded into the vehicle.

— Bans on passenger vehicles with a curb weight exceeding 4,000 lbs or more than 200 horsepower.

— Bans on commercial pickup trucks with greater than a half-ton bed capacity or greater than 400 foot-pounds of torque.

— Along with mandatory reporting of "large quantity" fuel purchases that could indicate use for illegal activity.

State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver (D) called Cuomo "the Mary Poppins of our time." He went on to say, "under normal circumstances Governor Cuomo would prescribe a spoon full of sugar to make the medicine go down. However in this instance he can not with consideration of the NYS SODA Act on the table." The SODA Act (State Order for Dietary Acceptability) requested by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would ban high capacity sugary drinks. Further provisions would seek to prevent the sale of so called "assault milkshakes" which wage daily war on the lactose intolerant.

[josephmrtn]

I HATE CUMORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[88GW]

Funny stuff Joe.

[mtbuck]

that good

[josephmrtn]

total crap you mean

[fasteddie]

Good one Joe !

[tuckersdaddy]

you make me laugh joe! reality is funnier than fiction?!

[josephmrtn]

LOL im not sure?? i have to say, is this for real?!?!?!

[growalot]

[F-150]

It has to be for real, our govenor is looking out for us. He needs to amend the SAFE Act to include bad storms , like the one last month . If they pass a law against bad weather look how much better we will be. No more heavy snow to shovel or plow , no more storm surges along Long Island and Conneticut Shorelines

[dirt_a_KISS]

Am i dreaming, or is this REAL?

[apoallo]

omg this def had me at first my jaw dropped while reading

[ants]

Good one

[WNYBuckHunter]

Ill never register my assault truck LMAO

[tughillhunter]

Jeez, the 200 hp thing is gonna hurt me. I have 2 480 hp small blocks to drop in something. Wtf.

[joe12]

No this isn't real but proves a good point. They just took the governors press release from the safe act and replaced everything gun related with car references.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Give a liberal control, and this is what u get people.

[Deerthug]

Funny! Can't believe I missed this one yesterday!

[Mr VJP]

Don't post stuff like this. Where do you thing Cuomo gets his ideas from?

[Five Seasons]

you guys do realize this is fake I hope

[landtracdeerhunter]

And it's not even April 1st yet.

[fasteddie]

I e-mailed it to several people and a couple responded with , " is this for real ? Is this a joke ? "

[DTG3k]

I wish I was hit by a lamborhini or Ferari. More likely to be hit by non assault cars, like the ford focus and Honda civic.

[joe12]

of course it's fake but it does prove a point as to how ridiculous the SAFE act is by outlawing certain types of guns based primarily on cosmetic features, and making the assumption that a 7 round magazine is less dangerous than 10 (200hp vs 400hp)

[Five Seasons]

of course it's fake but it does prove a point as to how ridiculous the SAFE act is by outlawing certain types of guns based primarily on cosmetic features, and making the assumption that a 7 round magazine is less dangerous than 10 (200hp vs 400hp)

honestly, I'm anti-Safe act, but 200hp vs 400hp is a HUGE difference. One can go sideways, the other cannot. I would not allow my teenager driver to have a 400hp ride.

Edited March 8, 2013 by Belo