New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle I - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation › Chapter I - Parks › Subchapter A - Statewide Rules › Part 378 - Traffic › Section 378.1 - Use and operation of motor vehicles on property under the jurisdiction, custody and control of the office

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall cause or permit a vehicle
					 to be towed or pushed by another vehicle, except that a disabled vehicle may be
					 towed to the nearest park or parkway exit by a tow truck operated for such
					 purpose. Disabled vehicles shall be moved off the paved portion of a parkway or
					 road so as to prevent obstruction of traffic, but a disabled vehicle shall be
					 permitted to remain off the pavement only until temporary repairs are made or
					 until power can be obtained to remove it. If such vehicle is not removed within
					 24 hours, it may be removed by the office at the expense of the owner or person
					 in charge thereof. Any vehicle left on the paved portion of a parkway or park
					 road may be immediately removed by the office at the expense of the owner or
					 person in charge thereof.
(b) No
					 motor vehicle shall contain any person or object protruding or hanging outside
					 or on the top thereof, except that sports and recreation equipment may be
					 carried on the rear of such vehicle or on a rack designed for such purpose and
					 attached to the top thereof. Fastenings shall be secure and substantial, and in
					 no case shall any such equipment be permitted to protrude to the extent that it
					 may create a hazard to other vehicles.
(c) No person shall operate a motor vehicle
					 unless duly licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, and
					 no person having custody or control of a motor vehicle shall permit the same to
					 be operated by another person not duly licensed in accordance with the laws of
					 the State of New York. Persons having a learner's permit issued in accordance
					 with the provisions of section 501  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be
					 permitted to operate a motor vehicle on such parkways or park roads
					 specifically designated for such purpose.
(d) No person shall cause or permit the
					 interior of a motor vehicle to be closed from view, except those vehicles
					 designed or used for camping purposes and then only when being used for
					 camping.
(e) No person shall cause
					 or permit a motor vehicle to be driven or otherwise moved off the improved or
					 paved portion of a parkway, park road or designated parking area except by
					 designated access drive or except as otherwise provided in this
					 Chapter.
(f) No person shall cause
					 or permit a motor vehicle to be parked or to stand, except in designated
					 areas.
(g) No person shall cause or
					 permit a motor vehicle to enter or leave property under the jurisdiction,
					 custody or control of the office, except by designated routes.
(h) No person shall cause or permit a motor
					 vehicle to make a U-turn, except around a plaza or other place where
					 designated.
(i) No person shall
					 cause or permit a motor vehicle to unnecessarily stop or obstruct
					 traffic.
(j) No person shall cause
					 or permit a motor vehicle to be driven at such a slow speed as to impede or
					 block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except where such reduced
					 speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the directions of
					 an employee of the office.
(k) No
					 person shall cause or permit a motor vehicle to cross a solid longitudinal
					 traffic line, except when directed to do so by an employee of the
					 office.
(l) No person shall cause
					 or permit a motor vehicle to weave in and out of traffic, change its course,
					 enter or change traffic lanes in such a manner or at such a speed as to
					 unreasonably interfere with the operation of any other vehicle.
(m) No person shall cause or permit a motor
					 vehicle to be driven or backed on a traffic lane opposite to that of the
					 movement of traffic in such lane.
(n) No person shall cause or permit a motor
					 vehicle to be stopped on the improved or paved portion of any parkway or other
					 road for the purpose of removing or replacing a tire or making any repair to a
					 vehicle.
(o) During any period
					 declared to be a snow emergency by the commissioner, any motor vehicle
					 determined by the commissioner to be abandoned shall be removed by the office
					 at the expense, including towing and storage, of the owner or other person in
					 charge of such vehicle.
(p) During
					 any period declared to be a snow emergency by the commissioner, no person shall
					 cause or permit a vehicle to be operated, unless the powered wheels of such
					 vehicle are equipped with chains or snow tires. Worn or damaged tires which no
					 longer provide effective traction or which fail to meet the requirements of the
					 Commissioner of Motor Vehicles established pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic
					 Law shall not constitute snow tires regardless of their original
					 classification.
(q) All persons
					 shall heed and comply with the directions of the regional park police and other
					 employees of the office and the directions of all traffic signs and
					 signals.
(r) Except for
					 emergencies, no person shall cause or permit a motor vehicle to be stopped,
					 other than within an authorized parking area, on the following parkways:
(1) Loop Parkway. Beginning at Lido Boulevard
					 easterly to Meadowbrook Causeway.
(2) Meadowbrook Parkway. Beginning at the
					 south end of the sloop channel bridge northerly to Merrick Road.
(3) Wantagh Parkway. Beginning at a point
					 one-half mile north of the Jones Beach State Park water tower (south end of gas
					 station plaza) northerly to Merrick.
(4) Ocean Parkway. Beginning at the easterly
					 boundary of Jones Beach State Park (east side of entrance to Parking Field No.
					 9) easterly to the entrance to Captree State Park.
(5) Robert Moses Causeway. Beginning at the
					 Robert Moses State Park water tower northerly to Montauk Highway.