{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1156","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1156","heading":"Pedestrians on roadways","body":"§ 1156. Pedestrians on roadways.  (a) Where sidewalks are provided and\nthey may be used with safety it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to\nwalk along and upon an adjacent roadway.\n  (b) Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and\nupon a highway shall when practicable walk only on the left side of the\nroadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the\nopposite direction. Upon the approach of any vehicle from the opposite\ndirection, such pedestrian shall move as far to the left as is\npracticable.","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/1156","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"beb02a3865060453a3c804b0985dd682425d19d850cefd646599a115b495c05d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1155","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}