§ 31-1-28 — § 31-1-28. Types of traffic control devices.

Rhode Island § 31-1-28

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-1: Definitions and General Code Provisions

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§ 31-1-28. Types of traffic control devices.

(a) "Official traffic control devicesâ€� means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with chapters 1 — 27 of this title placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

(b) "Railroad sign or signal� means any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.

(c) "Traffic control signs� means any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-28.