Statute · New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1146-a — Approaching horses
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1146-a
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1146-a. Approaching horses. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any horse being ridden or led along a public highway.
Citator
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1146-a — Approaching horses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1146-a. Approaching horses. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any horse being ridden or led along a public highway.
2. Every driver of a vehicle shall approach a horse being ridden or led along a public highway at a reasonable and prudent speed so as to avoid frightening such horse and shall pass the horse at a reasonable distance.
3. No driver of a vehicle shall sound the horn when approaching or passing a horse on a public highway.