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New York · Through 2026-09-11

N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1217: Following emergency fire vehicles prohibited

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  1. Vehicle & Traffic Law
  2. Title 7. Rules of the Road
  3. Article 33. Miscellaneous Rules

§ 1217. Following emergency fire vehicles prohibited. The driver of

any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any

authorized emergency fire vehicle in the same lane or an adjacent lane

to the one being used by such fire vehicle at a distance closer than two

hundred feet while such fire vehicle is displaying one or more red or

combination red and white lights, or one white light which must be a

revolving, rotating, flashing, oscillating or constantly moving light,

nor shall such driver drive into or park his or her vehicle within the

block or where there is no block, within one thousand feet of where such

fire vehicle has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

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