Andrew Cuomo quietly drops stretch limo ban amid opposition

[Madmallard]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has rolled back his proposed ban on stretch limousines after limo owners said it would have put the industry out of business in New York.

In his state budget proposal last month, Cuomo had proposed a measure that would prevent the state from registering limousines that had been "stretched" after market, a process in which a vehicle is cut in half and elongated.

But Cuomo dramatically scaled back the proposal earlier this month, instead allowing the state to register stretch limos if they comply with federal rules.

Cuomo's original proposal came in the months following a deadly limousine crash in the town of Schoharie, about 30 miles west of Albany.

Andrew Cuomo quietly drops stretch limo ban amid opposition

 

[TheMoneyPit]

Apparently we didn’t tear up the lawn enough at the capital back in 2012/2013.

Next time remember to do the rain dance the night before and wear boots.

 

[Jezman]

All limos are aftermarket Dude has no clue. What a pure waste of time.

 

[Calculon]

As if he cares about limo drivers. I'm sure a TLC lobbyist bought a change in his POV.

 

[Grimscale]

Dude has no clue.

When has that EVER stopped these idiots from making rules before?

 

[Toecutter]

The beauty of politics all that will be remembered is he cared and did something about it. If it was allowed to become law and fail it would be remembered as a failure.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

When his shit ideas go through he's at the front door of the media. When his stupid shit doesn't......not so much.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Apparently we didn’t tear up the lawn enough at the capital back in 2012/2013.

Next time remember to do the rain dance the night before and wear boots.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Someone got another campaign donation.

 

[byron]

He just remembered he owned stock in a limo company

 

[ProgSpear]

He suddenly discovered all the Manhattan Limosine Liberals would have been pissed off at him and cut off their campaign contributions.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Limo companies have more balls than gun owners lol.

 

[Acer-m14]

Limo companies have more balls than gun owners lol.

just the ones that protect him ... what clout do us other's have .. leave NY ..

But Cuomo dramatically scaled back the proposal earlier this month, instead allowing the state to register stretch limos if they comply with federal rules.

didn't that limo fail State Rules and laws that started this .. so now there exempt from NY inspections and laws ..

when will FUAC comply with all federal rules and not just pick n choose ..

 

[misunderestimated]

What a moron this guy is,

 

[Grimscale]

all that will be remembered is he cared and did something about it.

No, all that will be remembered is that he wanted to punish the law-abiding Limo companies for the actions of a rogue company who broke many laws. you know, like how he treats law-abiding gun owners for the actions of a very few rogue people who break many laws.

We The People should be punishing ALL politicians for the rogue actions of the vast majority of politicians who consistently break laws and get away with it.
Fair's fair, right?

 

[Deplorable Me]

Maybe Ted Kennedy's ghost spoke to Andy in his sleep...............