1153 - Provisions relating to blind or visually impaired persons.

§ 1153. Provisions  relating  to  blind  or visually impaired persons.  (a) Notwithstanding the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  article  every  driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection or crosswalk shall yield  the  right  of  way  to a pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross the  roadway when such pedestrian is accompanied by a guide dog  or  using  a  cane which is metallic or white in color or white with a red tip.    (b)  No  person,  unless  blind or visually impaired, shall use on any  street or highway a cane which is metallic or white in  color  or  white  with a red tip.    (c)  This  section  shall  not  be  construed as making obligatory the  employment of the use of a guide dog or of a cane or  walking  stick  of  any kind by a person blind or visually impaired.