{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1233","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 1233","heading":"Clinging to vehicles","body":"§ 1233. Clinging to vehicles. 1. No person riding upon any bicycle,\ncoaster, in-line skates, roller skates, skate board, sled, or toy\nvehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle being\noperated upon a roadway.\n  2. No person shall ride on or attach himself to the outside of any\nvehicle being operated upon a roadway.\n  The provisions of this section shall not apply to:\n  (i) vehicles in an emergency operation as defined in section one\nhundred fourteen-b of this chapter; and\n  (ii) farm type tractors used exclusively for agricultural purposes or\nother farm equipment; and\n  (iii) riding on the open, uncovered cargo area of a truck with the\npermission of the operator of such truck; and\n  (iv) vehicles employed by a municipality for local garbage collection;\nand\n  (v) vehicles participating in a parade pursuant to a municipal permit.\n  3. No vehicle operator shall knowingly permit any person to attach any\ndevice or himself to such operator's vehicle in violation of subdivision\none or subdivision two of this section.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 7. Rules of the Road","Article 34. Operation of Bicycles and Play Devices"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/1233","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8e5901757dd8c90e7aeae4073f6118e34f2e61a2359ccf65be2ab931f26ad1cc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1232","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-1234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}