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NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law Excerpts
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PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! These excerpts are provided for information only and NOT as the basis for legal or judicial determinations. ALWAYS verify them against the most recent available copy of the law. The entire Vehicle and Traffic Law, sorted by section number, is available from the New York State Legislative Bill Drafting Commission. |
Contents 2010 Edition (September 2010)
(Only highlighted portions of the V&T are available on this page.)
| Article 26 | Right of way |
| Section 1140. | Vehicle approaching or entering intersection. |
| Section 1141. | Vehicle turning left. |
| Section 1142. | Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection. |
| Section 1143. | Vehicle entering roadway. |
| Section 1144. | Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles. |
| Section 1144-a. | Operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle. |
| Section 1145. | Vehicle approaching rotary traffic circle or island. |
| Section 1146. | Drivers to exercise due care. |
| Section 1146-a. | Approaching horses. |
| Article 29 | Special stops required |
| Section 1175. | Obstructing traffic at intersection. |
§1140. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection.
(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right of way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.
(b) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.
(c) The right of way rules declared in subsections (a) and (b) are modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in this title.
§1141. Vehicle turning left.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
§1143. Vehicle entering roadway.
The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from any place other than another roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway to be entered or crossed.
§1145. Vehicle approaching rotary traffic circle or island.
Except where a traffic control device directs otherwise, the driver of a vehicle approaching or about to enter a rotary traffic circle or island shall yield the right of way to any vehicle already traveling on such circle or around such island.
§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 accommodate the vehicle he is driving notwithstanding the indication of a traffic control signal which would permit him to proceed.
