1602 - Emergency rule.

§ 1602. Emergency  rule.  (a)  Whenever a police officer shall deem it  advisable during a fire or at  the  time  of  any  accident  or  special  emergency  and  only  for such period of time as is necessitated thereby  for the public safety or convenience, temporarily to close any street or  part  thereof  to  vehicular  traffic,  or  to  vehicles  of  a  certain  description,  or  to divert the traffic thereof, or to divert or break a  course of  pedestrian  traffic,  such  official  shall  have  power  and  authority to do so.    (b)  In  the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic  or to safeguard pedestrians or property: any  police  officer  or  other  person  empowered  to  regulate  traffic at the scene may, to the extent  authorized  by  local  law,  ordinance,  order,  rule,   regulation   or  administrative  code provision adopted by local authorities with respect  to  highways  within  their  corporate  boundaries,  direct  traffic  as  conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or  of  local  laws,  ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, administrative  code or sanitary code provisions regulating traffic; and,  in  addition,  outside of cities and villages any member of the state police may direct  traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of this  chapter  or  of  local  laws,  ordinances,  orders, rules or regulations  regulating traffic.    (c) Whenever the head of any police force or police department or  the  chief  executive  officer  of  a  city,  town  or  village shall deem it  advisable during a snow storm or in order to  remove  snow  or  to  plow  streets,  provided  that  signs  or markings giving notice are posted as  required by section sixteen hundred eighty-three of this  chapter,  such  head  of  the  police  force or police department or the chief executive  officer of a city, town or village may close any street or part  thereof  to  vehicular  traffic  or  prohibit,  restrict  or  limit the stopping,  standing or parking of vehicles.    (d) The superintendent of the New York state police or the head of any  police force or police department may authorize the temporary closure of  any street or part thereof to vehicular traffic, or  to  vehicles  of  a  certain  description,  or to divert the traffic thereof, or to divert or  break a course of pedestrian traffic in the following situations:    1. during the time of  any  speed  contest,  exhibition  of  speed  or  similar  special  event  which  is being held pursuant to section eleven  hundred eighty-two-a of this chapter;    2. during the time of the filming of any movie, commercial or  similar  event  which  is  being  undertaken  pursuant  to section eleven hundred  eighty-two-b of this chapter.