Statute · New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1153 — Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1153
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- Statute
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- New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 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 roadway when such…
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N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1153 — Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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 roadway when such pedestrian is accompanied by a guide dog or using a cane which is metallic or white in color or white with a red tip.
(b) No person, unless blind or visually impaired, shall use on any street or highway a cane which is metallic or white in color or white with a red tip.
(c) This section shall not be construed as making obligatory the employment of the use of a guide dog or of a cane or walking stick of any kind by a person blind or visually impaired.