N.Y. VAT Law § 1126
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No-passing zones
Official statutory text
§ 1126. No-passing zones. (a) When official markings are in place\nindicating those portions of any highway where overtaking and passing or\ndriving to the left of such markings would be especially hazardous, no\ndriver of a vehicle proceeding along such highway shall at any time\ndrive on the left side of such markings.\n (b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply to the driver of a\nvehicle turning left while entering or leaving such highway.\n (c) Where a two-way left turn lane or a paved and clearly traversible\ndividing section separates the travel lanes for traffic proceeding in\nopposite directions, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to the\ndriver of a vehicle traveling within such lane or section for such\ndistance as is required for safety in preparing to turn left leaving\nsuch highway or in completing a left turn entering such highway.\n
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