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MN Stat § 169.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.305 — Controlled-access Rules And Penalties.

169.305 CONTROLLED-ACCESS RULES AND PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Entrance and exit; crossover; use regulations; signs; rules. (a) No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. (b) When special crossovers between the main roadways of a controlled-access highway are provided for emergency vehicles or maintenance equipment and such crossovers are signed to prohibit "U" turns, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle, except an emergency vehicle, maintenance equipment, construction equipment including contractor's and state-owned equipment when operating within a marked construction zone, or a vehicle operated by a commercial vehicle inspector of the Department of Public Safety, to use such crossover. Vehicles owned and operated by elderly and needy persons under contract with the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section 160.282 for maintenance services on highway rest stop and tourist centers outside the seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, may also use these crossovers while those persons are proceeding to or from work in the rest area or tourist center if authorized by the commissioner, and the vehicle carries on its roof a distinctive flag designed and issued by the commissioner. For the purposes of this clause "emergency vehicle" includes a tow truck or towing vehicle if it is on the way to the location of an accident or a disabled vehicle. (c) The commissioner of transportation may by order, and any public authority may by ordinance, with respect to any controlled-access highway under their jurisdictions prohibit or regulate the use of any such highway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other nonmotorized traffic, or by motorized bicycles, or by any class or kind of traffic which is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe flow of traffic. (d) The commissioner of transportation or the public authority adopting any such prohibitory rules shall erect and maintain official signs on the controlled-access highway on which such rules are applicable and when so erected no person shall disobey the restrictions stated on such signs. Subd. 2. Backing. Except for a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in the course of performing duties, no driver of a vehicle shall back the same upon the roadway or shoulder of any controlled-access highway. Subd. 3. Petty misdemeanor. Any person violating the provisions of this section or any order or ordinance promulgated or enacted by the commissioner of transportation or a public authority pursuant thereto is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History:  1959 c 439 s 1; 1961 c 72 s 1; 1971 c 236 s 1; Ex1971 c 27 s 9; 1974 c 406 s 39; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1977 c 214 s 9; 1978 c 494 s 2; 1980 c 533 s 12; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 112 s 5; 1995 c 186 s 119; 2014 c 312 art 11 s 9
MN Stat § 169.306 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.306 — Use Of Shoulders By Buses.

169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. (a) A road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit transit buses and Metro Mobility buses use of a shoulder, as designated by the road authority, of a freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota. (b) If a road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by transit buses, the road authority shall permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner. (c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with the Department of Transportation. (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation services under section 473.386 that is: (1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and (2) authorized by a road authority to use freeway or expressway shoulders. (e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes. (f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section 169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different from those authorized by law. History:  2002 c 364 s 10; 2005 c 51 s 1; 2008 c 306 s 5; 2010 c 351 s 31; 2012 c 287 art 4 s 21
MN Stat § 169.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.31 — Stop At Sidewalk.

169.31 STOP AT SIDEWALK. The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and all other traffic on the sidewalk. History:  (2720-216) 1937 c 464 s 66; 1978 c 739 s 13
MN Stat § 169.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.315 — Opening And Closing Vehicle Door.

169.315 OPENING AND CLOSING VEHICLE DOOR. No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. No person shall allow any door on the side of a vehicle adjacent to moving traffic to remain open for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. History:   1978 c 739 s 14
MN Stat § 169.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.37 — Obstructing View Of Driver.

169.37 OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. No passenger in a vehicle or streetcar shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or streetcar. History:  (2720-222) 1937 c 464 s 72; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 169.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.40 — Fire Truck; Fire Station.

169.40 FIRE TRUCK; FIRE STATION. Subdivision 1. Following fire truck; parking at fire scene. The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet, or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where a fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Subd. 2. Fire station entrance. No person shall drive a vehicle within 50 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station while a fire apparatus is being driven into the fire station unless on official business. History:  (2720-225) 1937 c 464 s 75; 1967 c 281 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 169.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.41 — Crossing Fire Hose.

169.41 CROSSING FIRE HOSE. No streetcar or vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway, or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. History:  (2720-226) 1937 c 464 s 76
MN Stat § 169.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.42 — Littering; Dropping Object On Vehicle; Misdemeanor.

169.42 LITTERING; DROPPING OBJECT ON VEHICLE; MISDEMEANOR. Subdivision 1. Objects on highway. No person shall throw, deposit, place, or dump, or cause to be thrown, deposited, placed, or dumped upon any street or highway or upon any public or privately owned land adjacent thereto without the owner's consent any snow, ice, glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, garbage, swill, papers, ashes, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, refuse, carcass of any dead animal, offal, trash or rubbish or any other form of offensive matter, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon any such street or highway. Subd. 2.  MS 1969 [Repealed, Ex1971 c 27 s 49] Subd. 2. Dropping dangerous object on highway. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any of the material specified in subdivision 1, shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. Subd. 3. Removing object; responsibility. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. Subd. 4. Dropping object on vehicle. No person shall drop or hurl any destructive or injurious material or object at or upon any motor vehicle upon any highway or the occupants thereof. Subd. 5. Misdemeanor. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. The record of any conviction of or plea of guilty under this section of a person operating a motor vehicle shall be immediately forwarded to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion upon that offender's driving record. Any second or subsequent offense under this section shall require a minimum fine in the amount of $400. Any judge may, for any violation of this section, order the offender to pick up litter along any public highway or road for four to eight hours under the direction of the Department of Transportation, with the option of a jail sentence being imposed. History:  (2720-227) 1937 c 464 s 77; 1951 c 663 s 1,2; 1967 c 104 s 1; 1973 c 299 s 1; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1980 c 533 s 13; 1983 c 359 s 11; 1991 c 138 s 1; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 169.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.43 — Swinging Gate On Truck.

169.43 SWINGING GATE ON TRUCK. (a) No truck shall be operated on any highway with gate, loading rack, or partition carried in any manner on any part of the exterior of the truck, unless the top and bottom of such gate, loading rack or partition is securely attached to the truck, so as to prevent swinging or becoming loose. (b) No truck shall be driven or parked on any highway with tailgate or tailboard hanging down or projecting from the vehicle except while such vehicle is being loaded or unloaded, and except when a load on the tailboard renders impossible the closing of the tailboard. History:  (2720-228, 2720-229) 1937 c 464 s 78,79; 1947 c 428 s 22; 1949 c 263; 1971 c 320 s 1
MN Stat § 169.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.32 — Stopping, Standing, And Parking.

169.32 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING. (a) 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 improved or main-traveled part of the highway when it is practical to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event a clear and unobstructed width of at least 20 feet of such part of the highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway. (b) This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of a highway in such a manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position. (c) This section shall not apply to the driver of a school bus stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school child or school children provided the school bus is equipped and identified as provided in sections 169.441 and 169.442, subdivision 1, and is displaying the flashing red lamps and stop arm required therein. History:  (2720-217) 1937 c 464 s 67; 1969 c 146 s 3; 1991 c 277 s 17
MN Stat § 169.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.33 — Police May Move Vehicle.

169.33 POLICE MAY MOVE VEHICLE. (a) When any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of section 169.32, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the paved or improved or main-traveled part of such highway. (b) When any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any street or highway or upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle and remove the same to the nearest convenient garage or other place of safety. History:  (2720-218) 1937 c 464 s 68; 1939 c 430 s 12
MN Stat § 169.342 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.342 — Good Samaritan; Exception To Stopping And Parking.

169.342 GOOD SAMARITAN; EXCEPTION TO STOPPING AND PARKING. (a) A person who stops or parks that person's motor vehicle on any highway or street for the sole purpose of aiding another motorist who signals for assistance by raising the hood of the vehicle or displaying a flag, flare or similar signal is not in violation of any law, ordinance, or rule prohibiting the stopping or parking of a motor vehicle, and no peace officer shall issue a traffic ticket therefor if: (1) the motorist in distress is not already being given aid or assistance; (2) the person takes reasonable safety precautions in stopping and parking the vehicle, and conforms with other laws regulating the stopping and parking of vehicles; (3) the person is not in violation of traffic laws or rules other than the prohibition against stopping and parking; and (4) the person promptly leaves the scene if directed to leave by a peace officer. (b) This section does not apply to any person who stops or parks a vehicle next to an unattended vehicle. History:  1977 c 167 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 169.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.35 — Parking.

169.35 PARKING. Subdivision 1. Parallel to curb. Except where angle parking is permitted by local ordinance, each vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel with and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, provided, that such exception shall only apply to a state trunk highway after approval by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Where no curb. Upon streets and highways not having a curb each vehicle stopped or parked shall be stopped or parked parallel with and to the right of the paved or improved or main-traveled part of the street or highway. Subd. 3. One-way roadway. Local authorities with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and with the consent of the commissioner with respect to state trunk highways may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left hand wheels adjacent to and within 12 inches of the left hand curb of a one-way roadway. History:  (2720-220) 1937 c 464 s 70; Ex1937 c 38 s 1; 1939 c 430 s 14; 1947 c 428 s 21
MN Stat § 169.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.435 — Office Of Pupil Transportation Safety.

169.435 OFFICE OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. Subdivision 1. Responsibility; Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety has the primary responsibility for school transportation safety. The Office of Pupil Transportation Safety is created as a section under the Division of State Patrol. The commissioner shall designate a director of pupil transportation. Subd. 2.  [Expired] Subd. 3. Pupil transportation safety director. The duties of the pupil transportation safety director include: (1) overseeing all department activities related to school bus safety; (2) assisting in the development, interpretation, and implementation of laws and policies relating to school bus safety, in consultation with a stakeholder group consisting of, but not limited to, representatives of the school board association, school superintendents, private bus contractors, directors of transportation, school bus employees or their exclusive bargaining representatives, and parent organizations; (3) supervising preparation of the School Bus Inspection Manual; (4) in conjunction with the Department of Education and the stakeholder group described in clause (2), assisting school districts in developing and implementing comprehensive transportation policies and establishing best practices for private contracts; (5) developing and maintaining a consistent record-keeping system to document school bus inspections, out-of-service school transportation vehicles, driver turnover rate, and driver files; and (6) conducting periodic audits of selected school districts to determine compliance with federal law and state statute concerning (i) school bus driver requirements and driver employee background and license checks, including controlled substance and alcohol testing requirements; and (ii) duty to report violations to the commissioner of public safety. Audit results must be documented and retained by the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety, and any statutory violations documented in the audit must be reported to the commissioners of public safety and education. Subd. 4. Staff. In addition to the pupil transportation safety director, who must be a state trooper, the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety must be staffed by a minimum of: (1) three state troopers, each of whom must be assigned to the metropolitan area, northern Minnesota, or southern Minnesota; and (2) 15 school bus vehicle inspectors, one of whom must be designated chief inspector. The school bus vehicle inspectors shall perform annual and spot inspections of school buses and Head Start buses as required by law. History:  1994 c 647 art 12 s 13; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 12 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 12 s 17; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 36
MN Stat § 169.441 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.441 — School Bus Identification.

169.441 SCHOOL BUS IDENTIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Identification and signal requirements, generally. For purposes of sections 169.441 to 169.448, school bus means a motor vehicle that is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus. A motor vehicle that satisfies the identification requirements of this section and the signal equipment requirements of section 169.442 is considered outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43] Subd. 2a. Head Start bus; color; identification. (a) A Head Start bus is exempt from the color requirements of this chapter. (b) A type A, B, C, or D Head Start bus must bear on its front and rear a plainly visible sign containing the words "Head Start bus" in letters at least eight inches in height. Subd. 3. Sign on bus; application of other law. (a) Sections 169.443, subdivision 2; and 169.444, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5, apply only if the school bus bears on its front and rear a plainly visible sign containing the words "school bus" in letters at least eight inches in height. (b) Except as provided in section 169.443, subdivision 8, a school bus sign must be removed or covered when the vehicle is being used as other than a school bus. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 14] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2012 c 137 s 9] History:  1991 c 277 s 3; 1992 c 516 s 1; 1994 c 603 s 4,5; 1994 c 647 art 12 s 15; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 398 s 55; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 13; 2013 c 102 s 3
MN Stat § 169.442 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.442 — School Bus Signals.

169.442 SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS. Subdivision 1. Signals required. A type A, B, C, or D school bus must be equipped with at least one stop-signal arm, prewarning flashing amber signals, and flashing red signals. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43] Subd. 4. Optional warning system. In addition to equipment required under subdivision 1, and notwithstanding section 169.64, a school bus may be equipped with a driver-activated, exterior student-control, warning system. The driver shall activate this system when the use of the stop-signal arm and flashing red signals is required under section 169.443, subdivision 1. Subd. 5. White strobe lamps on certain buses transporting children. A school bus or a Head Start bus may be equipped with a flashing strobe lamp under section 169.64, subdivision 8. Subd. 6. Supplemental warning system. In addition to the signals required under subdivision 1, a type A, B, C, or D school bus may be equipped with a supplemental warning system under section 169.4503, subdivision 31. History:  1991 c 277 s 4; 1994 c 603 s 6; 1994 c 647 art 12 s 16; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 19,20; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 96; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 54; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 46,47
MN Stat § 169.445 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.445 — Cooperation With Law Enforcement.

169.445 COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Cooperation of school authorities. The commissioner of public safety shall ensure that local authorities having jurisdiction over school buses shall cooperate with law enforcement and judicial authorities in reporting and prosecuting violators of sections 169.443 and 169.444. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2012 c 137 s 9] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43] History:  1991 c 277 s 7; 1994 c 647 art 12 s 18,19