Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 1151. Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks. (a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk o…

§ 1151-a. Pedestrians' right of way on sidewalks. The driver of a vehicle emerging from or entering an alleyway, building, private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk extending across such alleyway, building entrance, road …

§ 1152. Crossing at other than crosswalks. (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (b) Any pedestrian crossing a ro…

§ 1153. Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons. (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article every driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross the roa…

§ 1155. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks. Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.

§ 1156. Pedestrians on roadways. (a) Where sidewalks are provided and they may be used with safety it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway. (b) Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when …

§ 1157. Pedestrians soliciting rides, or business. (a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, or to solicit from or sell to an occupant of any vehicle. (b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of solici…

§ 116. Flammable liquid. Any liquid which has a flash point of eighty degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent open-cup test device.

§ 1160. Required position and method of turning at intersections. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (a) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right hand cur…

§ 1161. U turns in certain areas prohibited. a. No motor vehicle shall make a U turn upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where such motor vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other motor vehicle approaching from either direction within f…

§ 1162. Starting parked vehicle. No person shall move a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

§ 1163. Turning movements and required signals. (a) No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in section eleven hundred sixty, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a…

§ 1164. Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps. (a) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b). (b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped wi…

§ 1165. Method of giving hand-and-arm signals. All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows: 1. Left turn. Hand and arm extended horizontally. 2. Right turn. …

§ 1166. Required position for turning at alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn from a roadway into an alley, driveway, private road or onto property off the roadway, shall approach the turn as follows: (a) Right…

§ 117. Gross weight. The weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon.

§ 117-a. Hazard vehicle. Every vehicle owned and operated or leased by a utility, whether public or private, used in the construction, maintenance and repair of its facilities, every vehicle specially equipped or designed for the towing or pushing of disabled vehicles, every veh…

§ 117-b. Hazardous operation. The operation, or parking, of a vehicle on or immediately adjacent to a public highway while such vehicle is actually engaged in an operation which would restrict, impede or interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

§ 117-c. Hazardous materials emergency vehicle. Every designated vehicle operated by a hazardous materials emergency response team created pursuant to section two hundred nine-y of the general municipal law specifically equipped for and used in response to reports of emergencies…

§ 117-d. Blood delivery vehicle. Every vehicle owned, designated and operated by the not-for-profit corporation incorporated under the name New York blood center specifically equipped for and used in response to reports of the need for transportation of blood or blood products t…

§ 117-e. Human organ delivery vehicle. 1. Any vehicle which is owned and operated by a certified organ procurement organization for the sole purpose of transporting human organs and/or medical personnel for the purpose of organ recovery or transplantation while engaged in an eme…

§ 1170. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train. (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail …

§ 1171. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings.\n(a) The driver of any bus carrying passengers, of any school bus, of any\nmotor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than ten\nthousand pounds that transports division 2.3 chlorine or is a carg…

§ 1172. Stop signs and yield signs. (a) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersectio…

§ 1173. Emerging from alley, driveway, private road or building. The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, private road or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk extending across any alleyway, building entrance, road or driv…

§ 1174. Overtaking and passing school bus. (a) The driver of a vehicle upon a public highway, street or private road upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus marked and equipped as provided in subdivision twenty of section three hundred seventy-five of thi…

* § 1174-a. Owner liability for failure of operator to stop for a\nschool bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm. (a) 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a county, city, town or\nvillage located within a school district ("district") is hereby\nauthorized and…

§ 1175. Obstructing traffic at intersection. When vehicular traffic is stopped on the opposite side of an intersection, no person shall drive a vehicle into such intersection, except when making a turn unless there is adequate space on the opposite side of the intersection to ac…

§ 1176. Obstructing highway-railroad grade crossings. No person shall drive a vehicle onto the railroad tracks at a highway-railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient undercarriage clearance to traverse the crossing and adequate space on the opposite side of the crossing…

§ 118. Highway. The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

§ 1180. Basic rule and maximum limits. (a) No person shall drive a\nvehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the\nconditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then\nexisting.\n (b) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of this section a…

§ 1180-a. Maximum speed limits. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, no city, village, town, county, public authority, division,\noffice or department of the state shall maintain or create (a) any speed\nlimit in excess of fifty-five miles per hour on any road, highwa…

* § 1180-b. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the city of New York is hereby authorized to establish\na demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner o…

* § 1180-c. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of Poughkeepsie is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner …

* § 1180-e. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits; highway construction or maintenance\nwork area.\n (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of\ntransportation is hereby authorized to establish a d…

* § 1180-f. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the city of Albany is hereby authorized to establish a\ndemonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of …

* § 1180-f. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the city of Syracuse is hereby authorized to establish\na demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner o…

* § 1180-g. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the city of Kingston is hereby authorized to establish\na demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner o…

* § 1180-h. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits; Mt. Vernon. (a) 1. Notwithstanding\nany other provision of law, the city of Mt. Vernon is hereby authorized\nto establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability …

* § 1180-h. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits; city of Schenectady. (a) 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of Schenectady is\nhereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary\…

* § 1180-h. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\ncertain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the city of White Plains is hereby authorized to\nestablish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the\now…

* § 1180-i. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits; village of Pelham. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the village of Pelham is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liabili…

* § 1180-i. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of New Rochelle is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner …

* § 1180-i. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits; city of Ithaca. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of Ithaca is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on …

* § 1180-i. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the village of Croton-on-Hudson is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the…

§ 1181. Minimum speed regulations. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. (b) Whenever a minimum speed limit ha…

§ 1182. Speed contests and races. 1. Except as provided in section eleven hundred eighty-two-a of this article or section sixteen hundred thirty, sixteen hundred forty, sixteen hundred forty-two or sixteen hundred sixty of this chapter, no races, exhibitions or contests of speed…

§ 1182-a. Multi-jurisdictional speed contests, races and similar special events. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of transportation may, by order, rule or regulation, prohibit or regulate races, speed contests, exhibitions of speed or…

§ 1182-b. Filming of movies, commercials and similar events. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of transportation may, by order, rule or regulation, prohibit or regulate the filming of movies, commercials and similar events on state hig…

§ 119. House coach. Any vehicle motivated by a power connected therewith or propelled by a power within itself, which is or can be used as the home or living abode or habitation of one or more persons, either temporarily or permanently. In the application of this chapter to hous…