{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1153","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1153","heading":"Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons","body":"§ 1153. Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons.\n(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article every\ndriver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk shall yield\nthe right of way to a pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross the\nroadway when such pedestrian is accompanied by a guide dog or using a\ncane which is metallic or white in color or white with a red tip.\n  (b) No person, unless blind or visually impaired, shall use on any\nstreet or highway a cane which is metallic or white in color or white\nwith a red tip.\n  (c) This section shall not be construed as making obligatory the\nemployment of the use of a guide dog or of a cane or walking stick of\nany kind by a person blind or visually impaired.","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/1153","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4b21b2f28ce3caf4f897309152ad890ddadc9e93178833214ea04de9871e6a5b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1152","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}