{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1151","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1151","heading":"Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks","body":"§ 1151. Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks.  (a) When\ntraffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver\nof a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if\nneed be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a\ncrosswalk on the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, except\nthat any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian\ntunnel or overpass has been provided shall yield the right of way to all\nvehicles.\n  (b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety\nand walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is\nimpractical for the driver to yield.\n  (c) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any\nunmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross\nthe roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear\nshall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 7. Rules of the Road","Article 27. Pedestrians' Rights and Duties"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/1151","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d8d2dad90894e16963e402fb81fb9901aebd09399336cf8476d13df5e0d7d667","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1150","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1151-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}