§ 31-18-16.1. Failure to stop on red signal for blind person at intersection.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 31-13-6(3)(i) at an intersection where a pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway guided by a seeing-eye dog or a hearing-ear signal dog, clearly identified by a yellow harness, which has been trained and educated to guide and assist the pedestrian in traveling upon the public streets, or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 78, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Section 31-18-1. - Applicability of regulations to pedestrians.
Section 31-18-2. - Local ordinances.
Section 31-18-3. - Right-of-way in crosswalk.
Section 31-18-4. - Overtaking of vehicle stopped for pedestrian.
Section 31-18-5. - Crossing other than at crosswalks.
Section 31-18-6. - Crossing where tunnel or overhead is provided.
Section 31-18-7. - Crossing between intersections.
Section 31-18-8. - Due care by drivers.
Section 31-18-9. - Right half of crosswalks.
Section 31-18-10. - Walking in street prohibited.
Section 31-18-11. - Walking, jogging, or running on left.
Section 31-18-11.1. - Severability.
Section 31-18-12. - Hitchhiking in road.
Section 31-18-13. - Use of white cane restricted to blind persons.
Section 31-18-14. - Full stop for pedestrian with guide dog or white cane.
Section 31-18-15. - Pedestrians who are blind or deaf not guided by dog or carrying white cane.
Section 31-18-16. - Penalty for violations as to people who are blind.
Section 31-18-16.1. - Failure to stop on red signal for blind person at intersection.
Section 31-18-17. - Pedestrians on freeways.
Section 31-18-18. - Right-of-way on sidewalks.
Section 31-18-19. - Negligence of children.
Section 31-18-20. - Wheelchairs — Rights and duties.
Section 31-18-20.1. - Operation of wheelchairs — Lamps and other equipment required.
Section 31-18-20.2. - Wheelchair use in roadway prohibited.
Section 31-18-21. - Pedestrians and bike facilities.
Section 31-18-22. - Public information and education on the rights of pedestrians.