Friday, August 28, 2009

Turnpike & Parkway 19:9-1.4 Uniform direction of traffic

§ 19:9-1.4 Uniform direction of traffic


(a) No vehicle shall be operated, pushed or otherwise caused to move in a direction which is against the normal flow of traffic on any traffic lane, deceleration lane, acceleration lane, access ramp, shoulder or other roadway on the Roadway.

(b) No vehicle shall be operated on a roadway lane where lane usage by that classification of vehicle is prohibited by appropriate signs.

(c) Excepted from the provisions of this section are State Police vehicles, the Authority‘s maintenance and official vehicles and vehicles authorized to furnish towing and other services to disabled vehicles on the Roadway, and all other vehicles discharging emergency functions, such as ambulances and fire engines, when they are properly in use in the performance of authorized Authority duties; provided that no such excepted vehicles shall be operated against the normal flow of traffic or contrary to classification prohibitions so as to create a hazard to other vehicles.


HISTORY


HISTORY:


Amended by R.1993 d.496, effective October 4, 1993.


See: 25 New Jersey Register 2839(b), 25 New Jersey Register 4605(a).


Amended by R.1994 d.414, effective August 15, 1994.


See: 26 New Jersey Register 337(a), 26 New Jersey Register 3463(a).


Amended by R.2005 d.23, effective January 3, 2005.


See: 36 New Jersey Register 4415(a), 37 New Jersey Register 90(a).


Rewrote (a).


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