Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1273 · Article 34-C. Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
Clinging to vehicles
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§ 1273. Clinging to vehicles. 1. No person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device shall attach such device, or himself or herself to any vehicle being operated upon a roadway.
2. No vehicle operator shall knowingly permit any person to attach any electric personal assistive mobility device or himself or herself to such operator's vehicle in violation of subdivision one of this section.
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