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ARTICLE 26
RIGHT OF WAY
Section 1140. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection.
1141. Vehicle turning left.
1142. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.
1143. Vehicle entering roadway.
1144. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized
emergency vehicles.
1145. Vehicle approaching rotary traffic circle or island.
1146. Drivers to exercise due care.
1146-a. Approaching horses.
S 1140. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection. (a) The driver
of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right of way to
a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.
(b) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at
approximately the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall
yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.
(c) The right of way rules declared in subsections (a) and (b) are
modified at through highways and otherwise as stated in this title.
S 1141. Vehicle turning left. The driver of a vehicle intending to
turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road,
or driveway shall yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from
the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close as
to constitute an immediate hazard.
S 1142. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection. (a) Except when
directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle
approaching a stop sign shall stop as required by section eleven hundred
seventy-two and after having stopped shall yield the right of way to any
vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which
is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the
intersection.
(b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in
obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for existing
conditions, or shall stop if necessary as provided in section eleven
hundred seventy-two, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian
legally crossing the roadway on which he is driving, and to any vehicle
in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to
constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving
across or within the intersection. Provided, however, that if such
driver is involved in a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk or a
vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without
stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his
failure to yield the right of way.
S 1143. Vehicle entering roadway. The driver of a vehicle about to
enter or cross a roadway from any place other than another roadway shall
yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway to be
entered or crossed.
S 1144. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency
vehicles. (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency
vehicle equipped with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting red light
visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five
hundred feet to the front of such vehicle other than a police vehicle or
bicycle when operated as an authorized emergency vehicle, and when
audible signals are sounded from any said vehicle by siren, exhaust
whistle, bell, air-horn or electronic equivalent; the driver of every
other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive
to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to the right-hand
edge or curb of the roadway, or to either edge of a one-way roadway
three or more lanes in width, clear of any intersection, and shall stop
and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has
passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with reasonable care
for all persons using the highway.
S 1145. Vehicle approaching rotary traffic circle or island. Except
where a traffic control device directs otherwise, the driver of a
vehicle approaching or about to enter a rotary traffic circle or island
shall yield the right of way to any vehicle already traveling on such
circle or around such island.
S 1146. Drivers to exercise due care. Notwithstanding the provisions
of any other law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall
exercise due care to avoid colliding with any bicyclist, pedestrian or
domestic animal upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the
horn when necessary. For the purposes of this section, the term
"domestic animal" shall mean domesticated sheep, cattle and goats which
are under the supervision and control of a pedestrian.
S 1146-a. Approaching horses. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law to the contrary, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due
care to avoid colliding with any horse being ridden or led along a
public highway.
2. Every driver of a vehicle shall approach a horse being ridden or
led along a public highway at a reasonable and prudent speed so as to
avoid frightening such horse and shall pass the horse at a reasonable
distance.
3. No driver of a vehicle shall sound the horn when approaching or
passing a horse on a public highway.