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Subchapter I. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws
§ 4101. Provisions refer to vehicles upon highways; exceptions; powers of local authorities. - (a) The provisions of this title relating to the operation...
§ 4102. Required obedience to traffic laws. - It is unlawful for any person to do any act...
§ 4103. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic. - (a) No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply...
§ 4104. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles. - Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle...
§ 4105. Persons and vehicles working on highways and utilities; exceptions. - (a) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this title,...
Subchapter II. Traffic Signs, Signals and Markings
§ 4106. Authorized emergency vehicles. - (a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding...
§ 4107. Obedience to and required traffic-control devices. - (a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions...
§ 4108. Traffic-control signal legend. - (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by official traffic-control signals showing...
§ 4109. Pedestrian-control signals. - Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words or symbols “Walk”...
§ 4110. Traffic signals. - (a) Whenever a flashing red, yellow or green signal is...
§ 4111. Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings. - (a) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or...
§ 4112. Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals or other street signs. - No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or, in...
§ 4112A. Traffic control signal preemption devices. - (a) As used in this section, “traffic control signal preemption...
Subchapter III. Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Overtaking and Passing, etc.
§ 4114. Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions. - (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall...
§ 4115. Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions. - Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each...
§ 4116. Overtaking a vehicle or bicycle on the left. - The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of...
§ 4117. When overtaking on the right is permitted. - (a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass...
§ 4118. Limitations on overtaking on the left. - No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of...
§ 4119. Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway. - (a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side...
§ 4120. No-passing zones; exceptions. - (a) The Department of Transportation is authorized to determine those...
§ 4121. One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands. - (a) Upon a roadway where traffic-control devices establish one-way traffic,...
§ 4122. Driving on roadways laned for traffic. - Whenever any roadway has been divided into 2 or more...
§ 4123. Following too closely. - (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another...
§ 4124. Driving on divided highways. - Whenever any highway has been divided into 2 or more...
§ 4125. Turning off roadway by slow-moving vehicle. - On a 2-lane highway where passing is unsafe because of...
Subchapter III-A. Controlled-Access Highways
§ 4126. Unlawful use of controlled-access highways; penalties. - (a) On any state highway designated by the Department of...
§ 4127. Unlawful evasion of Delaware Turnpike and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway; harassment of toll collectors; penalty; appeal; jurisdiction; payment of minimum fine before trial. - (a) No vehicle shall be used on any part of...
§ 4128. Delaware Memorial Bridge; toll evasion; payment of minimum fine before trial. - (a) No vehicle shall use any part of the Delaware...
§ 4129. Civil penalty for evasion of tolls. - (a) In addition to the provisions of §§ 4127 and...
Subchapter IV. Right-of-Way
§ 4130. Vehicle obstructing traffic. - No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk...
§ 4131. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection. - (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall...
§ 4132. Vehicle turning left. - The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the...
§ 4133. Vehicle entering roadway. - The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross...
§ 4134. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles. - (a) On the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle...
§ 4135. Entering or crossing divided highway from crossover or other intervening space between opposing lanes. - The driver of a vehicle about to drive onto or...
§ 4136. Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path by vehicles and bicycles. - (a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a...
§ 4137. Electronic traffic monitoring for vehicle obstructions system. - (a) This section establishes the authority for the State and...
Subchapter V. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties
§ 4140. Certain offenses not entered on motor vehicle record. - Arrests and or convictions for offenses in §§ 4141, 4143,...
§ 4141. Pedestrian obedience to traffic-control devices and traffic regulations. - (a) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of a traffic-control...
§ 4142. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks. - (a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not...
§ 4143. Crossing at other than crosswalks. - (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other...
§ 4144. Drivers to exercise due care. - Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter every driver of...
§ 4145. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks. - Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of...
§ 4146. Pedestrians on highways; penalty. - (a) Where a sidewalk is provided and is accessible, it...
§ 4147. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business. - (a) No person shall stand in a highway for the...
§ 4148. Carrying of lights or reflector device by pedestrians; penalty. - (a) No pedestrian shall walk upon any roadway or shoulders...
§ 4149. Walking on highways under influence of drugs or liquor. - No person shall walk or be upon a highway of...
§ 4150. Use of certain canes restricted to blind pedestrians. - No persons except those wholly or partially blind shall carry...
§ 4151. Pedestrians' right-of-way on sidewalks. - The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to...
Subchapter VI. Turning and Starting and Signals on Stopping and Turning
§ 4152. Required position and method of turning at intersections. - (a) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at...
§ 4153. Limitations on turning around. - (a) No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed...
§ 4154. Starting parked vehicles. - No person shall cause a vehicle to be moved which...
§ 4155. Turning movements and required signals. - (a) No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection...
§ 4156. Signals by hand and arm or signal device. - (a) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall...
§ 4157. Method of giving hand and arm signals. - All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall...
Subchapter VII. Special Stops Required
§ 4161. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment, drawbridge, or automatic signal system controlling the flow of traffic. - (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad...
§ 4163. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings. - (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 4163A. Railroad crossing violations for operators of commercial vehicles only. - In addition to the existing railroad crossing violations in §...
§ 4164. Stop signs and yield signs. - (a) Except when directed to proceed by police officers or...
§ 4165. Emerging from alley, driveway, private road or building. - The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway,...
§ 4166. Overtaking and passing school bus; stop signal devices. - (a) School bus. — (1) It shall be unlawful to...
§ 4167. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. - (a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor,...
Subchapter VIII. Speed Restrictions
§ 4168. General speed restrictions. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway...
§ 4169. Specific speed limits; penalty. - (a) Where no special hazard exists, the following speeds shall...
§ 4170. Speed limits set by local authorities. - (a) Whenever local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine upon...
§ 4171. Minimum speed. - (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such...
§ 4172. Speed exhibitions; drag races and other speed contests. - (a) No person shall drive any vehicle in any race,...
§ 4172A. Malicious mischief by motor vehicle. - (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in such...
§ 4173. Speed and weight limits on elevated structures. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge...
§ 4174. Complaint and summons in speed violations. - In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in...
Subchapter IX. Reckless Driving; Driving While Intoxicated
§ 4175. Reckless driving. - (a) No person shall drive any vehicle in wilful or...
§ 4175A. Aggressive driving. - (a) No person shall drive any vehicle in an aggressive...
§ 4176. Careless or inattentive driving. - (a) Whoever operates a vehicle in a careless or imprudent...
§ 4176A. Operation of a vehicle causing death; unclassified misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of operation of a vehicle...
§ 4176B. Cell phone use by school bus drivers; penalties. - (a) No driver shall operate a school bus on any...
§ 4176C. Electronic communication devices; penalties. - (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any...
§ 4176D. Operation of a motor vehicle during an emergency. - (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a...
§ 4176E. Operation of a vehicle causing serious physical injury to a vulnerable user. - (a) As used in this section, “vulnerable user” means any...
§ 4177. Driving a vehicle while under the influence or with a prohibited alcohol or drug content; evidence; arrests; and penalties. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle: (1) When the...
§ 4177A. Revocation of license for violation of §4177 of this title. - (a) The Secretary shall forthwith revoke the driver's license or...
§ 4177B. First offenders; election in lieu of trial. - (a) (1) A person qualifies for the first offenders election...
§ 4177C. Ignition interlock licenses; reinstatement of license. - (a) A person who enters a first offender election under...
§ 4177D. Courses of instruction; rehabilitation programs. - The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services,...
§ 4177G. Ignition Interlock Device Program. - (a) Participation. — An offender must participate in the Ignition...
§ 4177H. Certification and approval of devices. - (a) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall adopt and publish...
§ 4177I. Applicability of conforming statutes or ordinances. - Any references to § 4177, § 4177A, § 4177B, §...
§ 4177J. Drinking while driving prohibited. - (a) No person shall consume an alcoholic beverage while driving...
§ 4177L. Driving by persons under the age of 21 after consumption of alcohol; penalties. - (a) Whoever, being under the age of 21 years, drives,...
§ 4177M. Operating a commercial motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration or while impaired by drugs. - (a) No person shall drive, operate, or have actual physical...
Subchapter X. Stopping, Standing and Parking
§ 4178. Violations of offenses prohibiting stopping, standing or parking. - Any violation of this subchapter or any municipal or county...
§ 4179. Stopping, standing or parking. - (a) Upon any highway outside of a business or residential...
§ 4180. Additional parking regulations; penalty. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle...
§ 4181. Summons for unattended vehicle; civil penalties. - (a) A summons in appropriate form to be adopted by...
§ 4181A. Establishment of voluntary assessment centers for payment of civil penalties for parking; payment by voluntary assessment; procedures for contesting; presumptions; failure to pay or contest. - (a) Establishment of municipal voluntary assessment centers. — (1) An...
Subchapter XI. Miscellaneous Rules
§ 4182. Unattended motor vehicle. - (a) No person driving or in charge of a motor...
§ 4183. Parking areas for vehicles being used by persons with disabilities. - (a) For purposes of this section, the term “vehicle being...
§ 4184. Limitations on backing. - The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same...
§ 4185. Riding on motorcycles. - (a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon...
§ 4186. Obstruction to driver's view of driving mechanism. - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is...
§ 4187. Coasting prohibited. - (a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon...
§ 4188. Following fire apparatus; driving vehicle over fire hose. - (a) No driver of any vehicle, other than on official...
§ 4189. Putting glass or other items on a highway prohibited. - (a) A person may not throw or deposit on a...
§ 4190. Opening and closing vehicle doors. - No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle...
§ 4191. Trailers and towed vehicles. - (a) No vehicle shall be driven upon any highway drawing...
§ 4191A. Trespass by motor vehicle or OHV. - (a) No person shall knowingly operate a motor vehicle or...
§ 4191B. Coal rolling is prohibited. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
§ 4192. Responsibility of parent or guardian. - The parent of any child and the guardian of any...
§ 4193. Applicability of traffic laws. - Every person propelling a vehicle by human power or riding...
§ 4194. Passengers and trailers. - (a) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons...
§ 4195. Clinging to vehicles. - No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled...
§ 4196. Bicycling on right side of roadway; exceptions. - (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a bicycle operator...
§ 4196A. Bicycle approaching or entering intersection. - (a) A bicycle operator approaching a stop sign at an...
§ 4197. Carrying articles. - No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle...
§ 4198. Left turns. - (a) A person operating a bicycle intending to turn left...
§ 4198A. Turn and stop signals. - (a) A person operating a bicycle shall give hand and...
§ 4198B. Bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks. - (a) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a...
§ 4198C. Bicycle parking. - (a) A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk...
§ 4198D. Bicycle racing. - (a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited by §...
§ 4198E. Inspecting bicycles. - A uniformed police officer may at any time, upon reasonable...
§ 4198F. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. - (a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be...
§ 4198G. Bicycle identifying number. - A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles at...
§ 4198H. Use of earplugs and headsets restricted. - (a) A person shall not drive a bicycle with earplugs...
§ 4198I. Human-powered vehicles defined. - Human-powered vehicles” shall mean that certain class of vehicles which...
§ 4198J. Bicycling on highways under influence of drugs or alcohol. - (a) No person shall ride a bicycle on a highway...
§ 4198K. Helmet requirements. - (a) A person under 18 years of age shall not...
§ 4198L. Exemption for bicycle-mounted police officers. - Bicycle-mounted police officers, while responding to an emergency or during...
§ 4198M. Mopeds and tripeds. - (a) Mopeds and tripeds shall not be operated upon interstate...
§ 4198N. Operation of motorized skateboards and scooters. - (a) Upon public highways, streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way; penalties for...
§ 4198O. Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMD). - (a) Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit...
§ 4198P. Operation of electric bicycles. - (a) Except as specifically provided in § 4198P, an electric...
Subchapter XIII. Safety Zones; Passengers in Vehicles
§ 4199. Driving through safety zone prohibited. - No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or...
§ 4199A. Riding without owner's consent; protrusion beyond limits of vehicle. - No person shall ride upon any vehicle without the consent...
§ 4199B. Riding in house trailers. - It shall be unlawful to ride in a house trailer...