N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1153: Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons

§ 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.