N.Y. VAT Law § 1211
This is the official text of N.Y. VAT Law § 1211, part of New York’s VAT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "VAT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Limitations on backing
Official statutory text
§ 1211. Limitations on backing. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not\nback the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without\ninterfering with other traffic.\n (b) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder\nor roadway of any controlled-access highway.\n (c) the driver of a motor vehicle engaged in retail sales of frozen\ndesserts as that term is defined in subdivision thirty-seven of section\nthree hundred seventy-five of this chapter directly to pedestrians shall\nnot back the same to make or attempt to make a sale.\n
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