Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-17-5 — § 31-17-5. Entering from private road or driveway.

Rhode Island § 31-17-5
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 31Motor and Other vehicles
Ch. 31-17Right-Of-Way

This text of Rhode Island § 31-17-5 (§ 31-17-5. Entering from private road or driveway.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-17-5 (2026).

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§ 31-17-5. Entering from private road or driveway.

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway and to all pedestrians attempting to cross the private road driveway or highway. Violations of this section are subject to the fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 28, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-17-5; P.L. 1999, ch. 383, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 65.

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