Rhode Island Statutes
§ 31-18-20 — § 31-18-20. Wheelchairs — Rights and duties.
§ 31-18-20. Wheelchairs — Rights and duties.
(a) Every person operating a wheelchair upon a sidewalk or roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian.
(b) Every person riding a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane, trail or path shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a bicycle operating on a bicycle lane trail or path except:
(1)when those
rights or duties, by their very nature, can have no application; or (2) as otherwise
specifically provided under chapters 1 — 27 of this title.
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Legislative History
P.L. 1985, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 337, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-1-1
§ 31-1-1. Short title.§ 31-1-10
§ 31-1-10. Types of tires.§ 31-1-11
§ 31-1-11. Railroads and trains.§ 31-1-13
§ 31-1-13. Gross weight.§ 31-1-14
§ 31-1-14. Renewal.§ 31-1-17
§ 31-1-17. Types of persons.§ 31-1-18
§ 31-1-18. Resident and nonresident.§ 31-1-19
§ 31-1-19. Types of business.§ 31-1-21
§ 31-1-21. Enforcement officers.§ 31-1-22
§ 31-1-22. Local authorities.