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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1125: Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway

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  1. Vehicle & Traffic Law
  2. Title 7. Rules of the Road
  3. Article 25. Driving On Right Side of Roadway, Overtaking and Passing, Etc

§ 1125. Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway.

(a) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the

roadway under the following conditions:

1. When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the

highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to

create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the

opposite direction;

2. When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any

railroad grade crossing;

3. When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred

feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

(b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway

nor to a vehicle in any lane which is at the time allocated exclusively

to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is

marked to give notice of such allocation.

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