§ 31-16-5. Turn signal required.
No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in §§ 31-16-2 and 31-16-3, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway, unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner described in this chapter in the event any other traffic may be affected by the movement. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 27, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-16-5; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 111.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-16 - Starting, Stopping, and Turns
Section 31-16-1. - Care in starting from stop.
Section 31-16-2. - Manner of turning at intersection.
Section 31-16-3. - Marking of turn-paths at particular intersections.
Section 31-16-4. - Places where U-turns prohibited.
Section 31-16-5. - Turn signal required.
Section 31-16-6. - Time of signaling turn.
Section 31-16-6.1. - Penalties.
Section 31-16-7. - Signaling of stops.
Section 31-16-8. - Method of giving signals.
Section 31-16-9. - Vehicles on which mechanical signal devices required.