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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 31

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Title 31, Title 31 and Other Vehicles

94 chapters · 1,465 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 311,465 Ch 31-3, Chapter 31-3 Registration of Vehicles155 Ch 31-23, Chapter 31-23 Equipment and Accessor…57 Ch 31-10, Chapter 31-10 Operators’ and Chauffe…56 Ch 31-24, Chapter 31-24 Lighting Equipment and…54 Ch 31-27, Chapter 31-27 Motor Vehicle Offenses45 Ch 31-22, Chapter 31-22 Miscellaneous Rules44 Ch 31-25, Chapter 31-25 Size, Weight, and Load…42 Ch 31-5, Chapter 31-5 Dealers’, Manufacturers…37 Ch 31-32, Chapter 31-32 Proof of Financial Res…36 Ch 31-44, Chapter 31-44 Mobile and Manufacture…36 Ch 31-1, Chapter 31-1 Definitions and General…33 Ch 31-10.3, Chapter 31-10.3 Rhode Island Uniform…32 Ch 31-3.1, Chapter 31-3.1 Certificates of Title…31 Ch 31-2, Chapter 31-2 Division of Motor Vehicles27

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 31✕Ch 31-16✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-1. Care in starting from stop
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No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-10. Manner of giving arm signals
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All signals required in this chapter when given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and the signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Left turn. Hand and arm extended horizontally; (2) Right turn. Hand and arm extended upward; (3)…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-2. Manner of turning at intersection
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The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows: (1) Right turns. (i) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (ii) Pedestrians intending to cross a…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-3. Marking of turn-paths at particular intersections
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(a) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections, and require and direct that a different course from that specified in § 31-16-2 be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when markers, …

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-4. Places where U-turns prohibited

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No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet (500′). Viola…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-5. Turn signal required

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No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in §§ 31-16-2 and 31-16-3, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a …

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-6. Time of signaling turn

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A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet (100′) traveled by the vehicle before turning. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-6.1. Penalties

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Any person who violates the provisions of § 31-16-2 pertaining to the right-of-way of pedestrians, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than seventy-five ($75.00).

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-7. Signaling of stops

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No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner described in this chapter to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give the signal. Violations of this section are su…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-8. Method of giving signals

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Any stop or turn signal when required in this chapter shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device, except as otherwise provided in § 31-16-9. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-9. Vehicles on which mechanical signal devices required

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Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of the mot…