N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1213: Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism

§ 1213. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism. (a) No

person shall drive a motor vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there

are in the front seat such number of persons as to obstruct the view of

the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with

the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. In no

event shall there be more than three persons in the front seat of any

vehicle, except where such seat has been constructed to accommodate more

than three persons and there is eighteen inches of seating capacity for

each passenger or occupant in said front seat.

(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to

interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere

with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.