New York Statutes

§ 1144 — Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

New York § 1144
JurisdictionNew York
Law VATVehicle & Traffic
Title 7Rules of the Road
Art. 26Right of Way

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§ 1144. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency\nvehicles.

(a)Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency\nvehicle equipped with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting red light\nvisible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five\nhundred feet to the front of such vehicle other than a police vehicle or\nbicycle when operated as an authorized emergency vehicle, and when\naudible signals are sounded from any said vehicle by siren, exhaust\nwhistle, bell, air-horn or electronic equivalent; the driver of every\nother vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive\nto a position parallel to, and as close as possible to the right-hand\nedge or curb of the roadway, or to either edge of a one-way roadway\nthree or more lanes in widt

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