{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1229-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1229-a","heading":"Pedestrians, animals, and non-motorized vehicles prohibited on state expressway highways or state interstate route highways including the...","body":"§ 1229-a. Pedestrians, animals, and non-motorized vehicles prohibited\non state expressway highways or state interstate route highways\nincluding the entrances thereto and exits therefrom. No person, unless\notherwise directed by a police officer shall: (a) As a pedestrian,\noccupy any space within the limits of a state expressway highway or\nstate interstate route highway, including the entrances thereto and\nexits therefrom, except: in a rest area, parking area, or scenic\noverlook; in the performance of public works or official duties; as a\nresult of an emergency caused by an accident or breakdown of a motor\nvehicle or to obtain assistance; where a sidewalk, footpath or\npedestrian crossing of such a highway is provided; (b) Occupy any space\nof a state expressway highway or state interstate route highway,\nincluding the entrances thereto and exits therefrom, with: an\nanimal-drawn vehicle; herded animals, a pushcart; a bicycle; except in\nthe performance of public works or official duties, or on paths or parts\nof such highway provided for such uses.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 7. Rules of the Road","Article 33. Miscellaneous Rules"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/1229-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8a90e88e39d87ca4b90b3542ca67b100581d2930efe4902e259d54ab952718ed","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1229","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1229-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}