2006 New York Code - Provisions Relating To Blind Or Visually Impaired Persons.

 
    § 1153. Provisions  relating  to  blind  or visually impaired persons.
  (a) Notwithstanding the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  article  every
  driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk shall yield
  the  right  of  way  to a pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross the
  roadway when such pedestrian is accompanied by a guide dog  or  using  a
  cane which is metallic or white in color or white with a red tip.
    (b)  No  person,  unless  blind or visually impaired, shall use on any
  street or highway a cane which is metallic or white in  color  or  white
  with a red tip.
    (c)  This  section  shall  not  be  construed as making obligatory the
  employment of the use of a guide dog or of a cane or  walking  stick  of
  any kind by a person blind or visually impaired.