Statute · New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 139 — Right of way
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 139
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 139. Right of way. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
Citator
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 139 — Right of way is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 139. Right of way. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.