Chapter
327
2005 -- S 0285 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/19/05
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
Introduced By: Senators C Levesque, and Perry
Date Introduced: February 09, 2005
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "Motor and Other Vehicles"
is hereby
amended
by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
19.4
PRUDENCE ISLAND LOW SPEED
VEHICLES
31-19.4-1.
Prudence Island low speed vehicles. – (a) For the purposes of this
chapter, a
low
speed vehicle means a self-propelled, electrically or gas powered motor vehicle
which: is
designed
to carry four (4) or fewer persons; is designed to be, and is, operated at
speeds of
twenty-five
(25) miles per hour or less; and conforms to the maximum safety equipment
requirements
as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500, Low Speed
vehicles
(49 C.F.R. 571.500). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a low speed
vehicle may
be
operated upon the roadways of Prudence Island if it meets the requirements of
this section.
(b)
Each person operating a low speed vehicle on a roadway of Prudence Island shall
possess
a valid driver’s license issued pursuant to section 31-10-1.
(c)
Every operator of a low speed vehicle shall maintain financial responsibility
on such
low
speed vehicle if the low speed vehicle is to be operated upon the roadways of
Prudence
Island.
(d)
Every person operating a low speed vehicle shall be granted all the rights and
shall be
subject
to all duties applicable to the driver of any motor vehicle except as to the
special
regulations
in this section and except as to those provisions which by their nature can
have no
application.
(e)
The operator of a low speed vehicle shall observe all traffic laws and local
ordinances
regarding
the rules of the road. A low speed vehicle shall not be operated on a street or
a highway
with
a posted speed limit greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. The provisions
of this
subsection
shall not prohibit a low speed vehicle from crossing a street or highway with a
posted
speed
limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
(f)
No person shall operate a low speed vehicle: (1) in any careless way as to
endanger
the
person or property of another; or (2) while under the influence of alcohol or
any controlled
substance.
Low speed vehicles shall be manufactured and comply with the standards of the
National
Traffic Safety Administration Standards for low speed vehicles as set out in 49
C.F.R.
571.500,
as amended.
(g) A low speed vehicle shall
only be operated during the hours of 6:00 am through 6:00 pm.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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