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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Hull, J. Lombardi, Tanzi, Felix, Newberry, Slater, |
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| 17 | 17 | | McNamara, and Bennett |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 01, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 21 | 21 | | |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-14-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-14 entitled "Speed 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Restrictions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 31-14-3. Conditions requiring reduced speed. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of § 31-14-1, drive 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | at an appropriate, reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | crossing; when approaching and going around a curve; when approaching a hill crest; when 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway; when special hazard exists with respect to 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions; and in the presence of 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | emergency vehicles displaying flashing lights as provided in § 31-24-31, tow trucks, transporter 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | trucks, highway maintenance equipment displaying flashing lights (while performing maintenance 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | operations), and roadside assistance vehicles displaying flashing amber lights while assisting a 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | disabled motor vehicle, and any nonemergency vehicle that is stationary and located on the shoulder 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | or breakdown lane of a roadway or highway. Violations of this section are subject to fines 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (b) When an authorized vehicle, as described in subsection (a), is parked or standing within 15 |
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| 38 | | - | twelve feet (12′) of a roadway and, if required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, is giving a 16 |
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| 39 | | - | warning signal by appropriate light, the driver of every other approaching vehicle shall, as soon as 17 |
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| 40 | | - | it is safe, and when not otherwise directed by an individual lawfully directing traffic, do one of the 18 |
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| 41 | | - | following: 19 |
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| 38 | + | twelve feet (12′) of a roadway and is giving a warning signal by appropriate light, the driver of 16 |
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| 39 | + | every other approaching vehicle shall, as soon as it is safe, and when not otherwise directed by an 17 |
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| 40 | + | individual lawfully directing traffic, do one of the following: 18 |
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| 41 | + | (1) Move the vehicle into a lane that is not the lane nearest the parked or standing 19 |
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| 44 | | - | LC000817/SUB A - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | | - | (1) Move the vehicle into a lane that is not the lane nearest the parked or standing 1 |
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| 46 | | - | authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying flashing lights (while performing 2 |
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| 47 | | - | maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, roadside assistance vehicles, emergency 3 |
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| 48 | | - | vehicle, or nonemergency vehicle and continue traveling in that lane until safely clear of the 4 |
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| 49 | | - | authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying flashing lights (while performing 5 |
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| 50 | | - | maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, roadside assistance vehicles, emergency 6 |
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| 51 | | - | vehicle, or non emergency vehicle. This paragraph applies only if the roadway has at least two (2) 7 |
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| 52 | | - | lanes for traffic proceeding in the direction of the approaching vehicle and if the approaching 8 |
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| 53 | | - | vehicle may change lanes safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic. 9 |
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| 54 | | - | (2) Slow the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for traffic conditions, and operate the vehicle 10 |
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| 55 | | - | at a reduced speed until completely past the authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying 11 |
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| 56 | | - | flashing lights (while performing maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, 12 |
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| 57 | | - | roadside assistance vehicle, emergency vehicle, or nonemergency vehicle. This paragraph applies 13 |
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| 58 | | - | only if the roadway has only one lane for traffic proceeding in the direction of the approaching 14 |
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| 59 | | - | vehicle or if the approaching vehicle may not change lanes safely and without interfering with any 15 |
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| 60 | | - | vehicular traffic. 16 |
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| 61 | | - | Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. 17 |
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| 62 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 18 |
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| 44 | + | LC000817 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | + | authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying flashing lights (while performing 1 |
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| 46 | + | maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, roadside assistance vehicles, emergency 2 |
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| 47 | + | vehicle, or nonemergency vehicle and continue traveling in that lane until safely clear of the 3 |
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| 48 | + | authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying flashing lights (while performing 4 |
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| 49 | + | maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, roadside assistance vehicles, emergency 5 |
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| 50 | + | vehicle, or non emergency vehicle. This paragraph applies only if the roadway has at least two (2) 6 |
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| 51 | + | lanes for traffic proceeding in the direction of the approaching vehicle and if the approaching 7 |
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| 52 | + | vehicle may change lanes safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic. 8 |
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| 53 | + | (2) Slow the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for traffic conditions, and operate the vehicle 9 |
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| 54 | + | at a reduced speed until completely past the authorized highway maintenance equipment displaying 10 |
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| 55 | + | flashing lights (while performing maintenance operations) or, tow truck, transporter trucks, 11 |
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| 56 | + | roadside assistance vehicle, emergency vehicle, or nonemergency vehicle. This paragraph applies 12 |
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| 57 | + | only if the roadway has only one lane for traffic proceeding in the direction of the approaching 13 |
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| 58 | + | vehicle or if the approaching vehicle may not change lanes safely and without interfering with any 14 |
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| 59 | + | vehicular traffic. 15 |
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| 60 | + | Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. 16 |
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| 61 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 17 |
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