Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

169.03 EMERGENCY VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or any county, city, town, district, or any othe…

169.035 EXEMPTIONS; APPLICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Working on highway. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). (b) This chapter…

169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, and with the consent of the commissioner, with respect to state trunk highways, within the corporate limits …

169.042 TOWING; NOTICE TO VICTIM OF VEHICLE THEFT. § Subdivision 1.Notification. The law enforcement agency that originally received the report of a vehicle theft shall make a reasonable and good-faith effort to notify the victim of the reported vehicle theft within 48 hours afte…

169.045 SPECIAL VEHICLE USE ON ROADWAY. § Subdivision 1.Designation of roadway, permit. The governing body of any county, home rule charter or statutory city, or town may by ordinance authorize the operation of motorized golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, utility task vehicles, or…

169.05 PRIVATE ROADWAYS. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different o…

169.06 SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS. § Subdivision 1.Uniform system. The commissioner shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this state. Such uniform system sh…

169.065 SAFE ROAD ZONES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "local request" means a formal request collectively submitted by the chief law enforcement officer of a political subdivision serving the proposed safe road zone, the local road authority for the p…

169.07 UNAUTHORIZED SIGN, SIGNAL, OR MARKING. (a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad si…

169.072 UNAUTHORIZED MAILBOX INSTALLATION. § Subdivision 1.Public hazard. A mailbox installation or support on a public highway that does not meet the breakaway and location standards contained in rules adopted under subdivision 2 is declared to be a public nuisance, a road hazar…

169.073 PROHIBITED LIGHT OR SIGNAL. (a) No person or corporation shall place, maintain or display any red light or red sign, signal, or lighting device or maintain it in view of any highway or any line of railroad on or over which trains are operated in such a way as to interfere…

169.08 UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS, ALTER, DEFACE, OR REMOVE SIGN. No person shall, without lawful authority, possess, or attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or i…

169.09 COLLISIONS. § Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for collision; injury or death. The driver of any motor vehicle involved in a collision shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the collision, or as close to the scene as possible, and reasonably investigate what was st…

169.10 STATISTICAL INFORMATION. The Department of Public Safety shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. History: (27…

169.13 RECKLESS OR CARELESS DRIVING. § Subdivision 1.Reckless driving. (a) A person who drives a motor vehicle or light rail transit vehicle while aware of and consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the driving may result in harm to another or another'…

169.14 SPEED LIMITS, ZONES; RADAR. § Subdivision 1.Duty to drive with due care. No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions. Every driver is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and pote…

169.147 TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Camera-based traffic enforcement" means enforcement of traffic control through the use of a red light camera system…

169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK. § Subdivision 1.Impeding traffic; slow speed. No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation o…

169.17 EMERGENCY VEHICLE. The speed limitations set forth in sections 169.14 to 169.17 do not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency call. Drivers of all emergency vehicles shall sound an audible signal by siren and display at least one lighted red li…

169.18 DRIVING RULES. § Subdivision 1.Keep to the right. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governi…

169.19 TURNING, STARTING, AND SIGNALING. § Subdivision 1.Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be …

169.20 RIGHT-OF-WAY. § Subdivision 1.Approaching intersection. (a) When two vehicles enter an uncontrolled intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. (b) When…

169.201 YIELD SIGN. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed that is reasonable for conditions of traffic and visibility, and stop if necessary, and yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway, and to all vehicles on the int…

169.202 BLIND PERSON CARRYING WHITE CANE. § Subdivision 1.Limitation on carrying. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a white painted cane unless said person is a blind person. § Subd. 2.Blind pedestrian has right-of-way. Any person operating a motor vehicle in this stat…

169.21 PEDESTRIAN. § Subdivision 1.Obey traffic-control signals. Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals at intersections as heretofore declared in this chapter, but at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restr…

169.212 OPERATION OF ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES. § Subdivision 1.Rights and responsibilities of pedestrians. Except as otherwise provided by law, a person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device has the rights and responsibilities of a pedestria…

169.215 CROSSING FOR SENIORS OR DISABLED PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Designation of crossings. Local authorities may designate a crossing for senior citizens or disabled persons on any street or highway in the vicinity of a senior citizen housing project, senior citizen nursing home…

169.2151 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CROSSINGS. A local road authority may provide by ordinance for the designation of pedestrian safety crossings on highways under the road authority's jurisdiction where pedestrian safety considerations require extra time for pedestrian crossing in additi…

169.219 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. The commissioner of public safety shall include in the department's series of public service announcements information that educates the public about traffic regulations that are frequently violated, including the requirement for a vehicle dr…

169.22 HITCHHIKING; SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS. § Subdivision 1.Soliciting ride. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private vehicle. § Subd. 2.Soliciting employment, business, or contributions. No person shall stand on a r…

169.222 OPERATION OF BICYCLE. § Subdivision 1.Traffic laws apply. (a) Every person operating a bicycle has all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle by this chapter, except in respect to those provisions in this chapter relating expressly to bicyc…

169.223 MOTORIZED BICYCLE. § Subdivision 1.Safety equipment; parking. Section 169.974 relating to motorcycles is applicable to motorized bicycles, except as otherwise provided in this section and except that: (1) protective headgear includes headgear that meets the standards unde…

169.224 NEIGHBORHOOD AND MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to town road…

169.225 MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTER. § Subdivision 1.Application of traffic laws. Every person operating a motorized foot scooter shall have all rights and duties applicable to the operator of a bicycle, except in respect to those provisions relating expressly to motorized foot scoote…

169.26 SPECIAL STOPS AT RAILROAD CROSSING. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) Except as provided in section 169.28, subdivision 1, when any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this paragraph, the driver shall stop …

169.28 CERTAIN VEHICLES TO STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus whether carrying passengers or not, or of any Head Start bus whether carrying passengers or not, or of any ve…

169.29 CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS WITH CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. (a) No person shall operate or move any caterpillar tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of six or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of …

169.30 DESIGNATION OF THROUGH HIGHWAYS. (a) The commissioner, with reference to state trunk highways, and local authorities, with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction, may designate through highways by erecting stop signs or yield signs at entrances thereto or may…

169.305 CONTROLLED-ACCESS RULES AND PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Entrance and exit; crossover; use regulations; signs; rules. (a) No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. (b…

169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. (a) A road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit transit buses and Metro Mobility buses use of a shoulder, as designated by the road authority, of a freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, …

169.31 STOP AT SIDEWALK. The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian…

169.315 OPENING AND CLOSING VEHICLE DOOR. No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. No person shall allow any door on the side of a vehicle adjacent to m…

169.32 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING. (a) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or improved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is practical…

169.33 POLICE MAY MOVE VEHICLE. (a) When any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of section 169.32, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to m…

169.34 PROHIBITIONS; STOPPING, PARKING. § Subdivision 1.Prohibitions. (a) A person must not stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the…

169.342 GOOD SAMARITAN; EXCEPTION TO STOPPING AND PARKING. (a) A person who stops or parks that person's motor vehicle on any highway or street for the sole purpose of aiding another motorist who signals for assistance by raising the hood of the vehicle or displaying a flag, flar…