New York Statutes

§ 1172 — Stop signs and yield signs

New York § 1172
JurisdictionNew York
Law VATVehicle & Traffic
Title 7Rules of the Road
Art. 29Special Stops Required

This text of New York § 1172 (Stop signs and yield signs) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic § 1172 (2026).

Text

§ 1172. Stop signs and yield signs.

(a)Except when directed to\nproceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a\nstop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then\nshall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the\nintersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point\nnearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the\napproaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the\nintersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions\nof section eleven hundred forty-two.\n (b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for\nsafety to stop shall stop at a clearly marked yield line, but if none,\nthen shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

The People v. Rebecca Guthrie
30 N.E.3d 880 (New York Court of Appeals, 2015)
204 case citations
People v. Davis
32 A.D.3d 445 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2006)
24 case citations
People v. Nevins
16 A.D.3d 1046 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2005)
20 case citations
Rahaman v. Abodeledhman
64 A.D.3d 552 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2009)
19 case citations
People v. Durham
146 A.D.3d 1070 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2017)
19 case citations
Dorr v. Farnham
57 A.D.3d 1404 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2008)
15 case citations
People v. Roach
226 A.D.2d 55 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1996)
15 case citations
Olsen v. Baker
112 A.D.2d 510 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1985)
14 case citations
People v. Mosquito
2021 NY Slip Op 04620 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2021)
11 case citations
Bermudez v. City of New York
66 A.D.3d 724 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2009)
10 case citations
Devoe v. Kaplan
278 A.D.2d 734 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2000)
10 case citations
Terrell v. Kissel
116 A.D.2d 637 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1986)
10 case citations
People v. Frank
161 A.D.2d 794 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1990)
10 case citations
People v. Elpenord
24 A.D.3d 465 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2005)
9 case citations
Dimou v. Iatauro
72 A.D.3d 732 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2010)
8 case citations
Ahr v. Karolewski
32 A.D.3d 805 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2006)
6 case citations
Murphy v. Epstein
72 A.D.3d 767 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2010)
6 case citations
Aiello v. City of New York
32 A.D.3d 361 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2006)
6 case citations
People v. Letts
156 A.D.2d 868 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1989)
5 case citations
Quiquin v. Fitzgerald
146 A.D.2d 894 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1989)
5 case citations

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
New York § 1172, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ny/VAT/1172.