2017 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 7 - Rules of the Road
Article 27 - Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
1153 - 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.
