Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1175 · Article 29. Special Stops Required
Obstructing traffic at intersection
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§ 1175. Obstructing traffic at intersection. When vehicular traffic is stopped on the opposite side of an intersection, no person shall drive a vehicle into such intersection, except when making a turn unless there is adequate space on the opposite side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle he is driving notwithstanding the indication of a traffic control signal which would permit him to proceed.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/VAT1175
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