Rhode Island § 31-21-1 § 31-21-1. Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-21-1 — § 31-21-1. Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited.

Rhode Island § 31-21-1

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-21Stopping, Standing, and Parking Restrictions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21-1 (2026).

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§ 31-21-1. Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited.
Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop,
            park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved
            or main traveled part of the highway when it is practical to stop, park, or leave
            the vehicle off that part of the highway. In every event, an unobstructed width of
            the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other
            vehicles, and a clear view of the stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance
            of two hundred feet (200â€²) in each direction upon the highway.
         

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§ 31-21-1. Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited.

Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway when it is practical to stop, park, or leave the vehicle off that part of the highway. In every event, an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of the stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet (200â€²) in each direction upon the highway.