§ 31-17-8. Right-of-way at rotary.
(a) In the absence of any traffic control device or sign, the driver of a vehicle about
to enter a rotary, regardless of the direction from which the vehicle is approaching,
shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles already in the rotary. The state traffic
commission shall determine the location of yield signs at rotaries. Violations of
this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4, unless bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death occurs to any person other
than the offending operator under this section.
(b) When bodily injury of any person other than
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§ 31-17-8. Right-of-way at rotary.
(a) In the absence of any traffic control device or sign, the driver of a vehicle about
to enter a rotary, regardless of the direction from which the vehicle is approaching,
shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles already in the rotary. The state traffic
commission shall determine the location of yield signs at rotaries. Violations of
this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4, unless bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death occurs to any person other
than the offending operator under this section.
(b) When bodily injury of any person other than the offending operator of any motor vehicle
is caused by violation of this section, the offending operator shall be fined two
hundred dollars ($200). When serious bodily injury of any person other than the offending
operator of any motor vehicle is caused by violation of this section, the offending
operator shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) and his/her driver's license shall
be suspended for a period of three (3) months. When the death of any person other
than the offending operator of any motor vehicle is caused by violation of this section,
the offending operator shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and his/her driver's
license shall be suspended for a period of one year.
(c) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury� means physical injury that creates
a substantial risk of death or causes serious physical disfigurement or protracted
loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.