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2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XI. Miscellaneous Rules › § 4191A. Trespass by motor vehicle or OHV.

§ 4191A. Trespass by motor vehicle or OHV.
(a) No person shall knowingly operate a motor vehicle or OHV on private real property or upon a private road or driveway without consent of the owner or lessee of the real property. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person has knowingly violated this subsection if the owner or lessee has placed, at or near the points of entry from public or private vehicular access, a gate, fence or similar obstruction or a readily visible sign that would reasonably convey that the unauthorized operation of motor vehicles on the private road or driveway is prohibited.
(b) Penalties:
(1) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following penalties:
a. A fine of not more than $100 for a first conviction.
b. A fine of not more than $1,000 plus suspension of operating privileges for a period of 6 months for a second or subsequent conviction of the offense. If a person is under 16 years of age at the time of the second or subsequent conviction of this offense, the period of suspension shall commence upon the person's sixteenth birthday.
(2) In addition, restitution shall be made for the value of damage to real or personal property which results from the violation of this section.
68 Del. Laws, c. 96, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XI. Miscellaneous Rules › § 4191B. Coal rolling is prohibited.

§ 4191B. Coal rolling is prohibited.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall retrofit any diesel-powered vehicle with any device, smoke stack, or other equipment that enhances the vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions, or shall not purposely release clearly visible quantities of soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions into the air and onto roadways and other vehicles while operating the vehicle, colloquially referred to as “coal rolling.”
(b) This section does not apply to a person operating:
(1) A diesel-powered vehicle that discharges visible exhaust as the result of normal acceleration or towing;
(2) A construction vehicle operating at a construction site.
(c) Any person who violates the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 per violation.
81 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4192. Responsibility of parent or guardian.

§ 4192. Responsibility of parent or guardian.
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4190;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4193. Applicability of traffic laws.

§ 4193. Applicability of traffic laws.
Every person propelling a vehicle by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle by this title, except as to special regulations in this subchapter and except as to those provisions of this title which by their nature can have no application.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4191;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4194. Passengers and trailers.

§ 4194. Passengers and trailers.
(a) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at 1 time than the number for which it is designed or equipped, except that an adult rider may carry a child securely attached to the person in a backpack or sling.
(b) A trailer or semitrailer designed for attachment to a bicycle may be used when securely attached thereto.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4192;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  60;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4195. Clinging to vehicles.

§ 4195. Clinging to vehicles.
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or personally be attached to any vehicle upon a highway.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4193;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4196. Bicycling on right side of roadway; exceptions.

§ 4196. Bicycling on right side of roadway; exceptions.
(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a bicycle operator shall travel in the right half of the roadway except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
(3) When approaching an intersection where right turns are permitted and there is a dedicated right-turn lane, in which case a person may operate a bicycle in this dedicated lane, even if the bicycle operator does not intend to turn right;
(4) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals or surface hazards;
(5) When a paved roadway shoulder exists, in which case a person may operate a bicycle in the roadway shoulder with due regard for any traffic control devices intended to regulate or guide traffic or pedestrians;
(6) When a part of a roadway has been set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles including contra-flow bicycle lanes, left-handed cycle tracks or bicycle lanes on 1-way streets and 2-way cycle tracks or bicycle lanes, in which case a person may operate a bicycle in the designated bicycle lane or cycle track; or
(7) When operating a bicycle upon a 1-way highway with 2 or more marked traffic lanes and a posted speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour, in which case a person may operate a bicycle as near the left-hand edge of such roadway as judged safe by the bicycle operator.
(b) Upon all roadways any bicycle proceeding at less than the normal speed of vehicle traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be operated in the right-hand travel lane. If the right-hand travel lane is wide enough for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane, a bicycle operator shall operate far enough to the right as judged safe by the operator to facilitate the movement of such overtaking vehicles unless the bicycle operator determines that other conditions make it unsafe to do so.
(c) Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall not travel more than 2 abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(1) Operating bicycles side-by-side does not constitute an impediment to normal traffic at times of no conflicting traffic, if motor vehicle traffic can overtake in the adjacent lane, or if the lane is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.
(2) On a laned roadway, persons operating bicycles side-by-side shall do so within a single lane.
(d) [Repealed.]
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4194;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 206, §§  1, 2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 196, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4196A. Bicycle approaching or entering intersection.

§ 4196A. Bicycle approaching or entering intersection.
(a) A bicycle operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection with a roadway having 3 or more lanes for moving traffic shall come to a complete stop before entering the intersection.
(b) A bicycle operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection where a vehicle is stopped in the roadway at the same stop sign shall come to a complete stop before entering the intersection.
(c) A bicycle operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection with a roadway having 2 or fewer lanes for moving traffic shall reduce speed and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is moving across or within the intersection, except that a person, after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
(d) A bicycle operator approaching an intersection shall always yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has already entered the intersection.
(e) When a bicycle and a vehicle enter an intersection from different roadways at approximately the same time, the operator of the vehicle or bicycle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle or bicycle on the right.
81 Del. Laws, c. 196, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 206, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4197. Carrying articles.

§ 4197. Carrying articles.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall keep at least 1 hand on the handlebars at all times.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4195;  54 Del. Laws, c. 54, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198. Left turns.

§ 4198. Left turns.
(a) A person operating a bicycle intending to turn left shall follow a course described in § 4152 of this title or in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A person operating a bicycle intending to turn left shall:
(1) Enter the intersection as close as practical to the right edge of the roadway; and
(2) Proceed across the intersecting roadway; and
(3) If possible, exit the travel lane and stop or, if not possible to exit the travel lane, stop as much as practical out of the way of traffic; and
(4) Yielding to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway the bicyclist has been using and complying with any official traffic-control device or police officer regulating traffic on the roadway on which the bicyclist intends to proceed, proceed in the new direction.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Department or local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to be placed and thereby require and direct that a specific course be traveled by turning bicycles, and when such devices are so placed, no person shall turn a bicycle other than as directed and required by such devices.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 196, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198A. Turn and stop signals.

§ 4198A. Turn and stop signals.
(a) A person operating a bicycle shall give hand and arm signals as follows:
(1) Left turn. — Left hand and arm extended horizontally and to the left side of the bicycle.
(2) Right turn. — Right hand and arm extended horizontally and to the right side of the bicycle or the left hand and arm extended upward.
(3) Stop or decrease speed. — Left hand and arm extended downward from the left side of the bicycle.
(b) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the bicycle before turning, and shall be given while the bicycle is stopped waiting to turn. A signal by hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198B. Bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks.

§ 4198B. Bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks.
(a) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
(b) A person shall not ride a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, where such use of bicycles is prohibited by official traffic-control devices.
(c) A person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or pushing a bicycle across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198C. Bicycle parking.

§ 4198C. Bicycle parking.
(a) A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic-control device.
(b) A bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
(c) A bicycle may be parked on the roadway at any angle to the curb or edge of the roadway at any location where parking is allowed.
(d) A bicycle may be parked on the roadway abreast of another bicycle or bicycles near the side of the roadway at any location where parking is allowed.
(e) A person shall not park a bicycle on a roadway in such a manner as to obstruct the movement of a legally parked motor vehicle.
(f) In all other respects, bicycles parked anywhere on a highway shall conform with the provisions of this title.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198D. Bicycle racing.

§ 4198D. Bicycle racing.
(a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited by § 4172 of this title except as authorized in this section.
(b) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by the Department or local authorities in their respective jurisdictions. Approval of bicycle highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.
(c) By agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable thereto, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198E. Inspecting bicycles.

§ 4198E. Inspecting bicycles.
A uniformed police officer may at any time, upon reasonable cause to believe that a bicycle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, require the person riding the bicycle to stop and submit the bicycle to an inspection and such test with reference thereto as may be appropriate.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198F. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.

§ 4198F. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.
(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front.
(b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red reflector of a type approved by the Department which shall be visible for 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
(c) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with reflective material of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle or, in lieu of such reflective material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at least 500 feet.
(d) A bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by subsections (a)-(c) of this section.
(e) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle within 25 feet from a speed of 10 miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4196;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198G. Bicycle identifying number.

§ 4198G. Bicycle identifying number.
A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles at retail shall not sell any bicycle unless the bicycle has an identifying number permanently stamped or cast on its frame.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198H. Use of earplugs and headsets restricted.

§ 4198H. Use of earplugs and headsets restricted.
(a) A person shall not drive a bicycle with earplugs in both ears or while wearing a headset covering both ears.
(b) A prosthetic device which aids the hard-of-hearing is not an earplug or a headset under this section.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198I. Human-powered vehicles defined.

§ 4198I. Human-powered vehicles defined.
“Human-powered vehicles” shall mean that certain class of vehicles which are exclusively human-powered by means of foot pedals and which the driver normally rides astride. Adult cycles are included but all children's cycles are excluded as are all toys and all vehicles of whatever nature that require the driver to place a foot or other object on the ground to cause motion.
66 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198J. Bicycling on highways under influence of drugs or alcohol.

§ 4198J. Bicycling on highways under influence of drugs or alcohol.
(a) No person shall ride a bicycle on a highway of this State while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or narcotic drugs to a degree which renders such person a hazard.
(b) Whoever is convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section shall, for the first offense be fined not less than $150 nor more than $1,150 and for subsequent offenses, be fined not less than $400 nor more than $1,500 or be imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both. A subsequent offense must have been committed within 2 years of the prior offense.
(c) No violation of this section shall be entered on a driver's motor vehicle record.
70 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198K. Helmet requirements.

§ 4198K. Helmet requirements.
(a) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate or ride as a passenger upon any bicycle unless that person is wearing an approved, properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet. This requirement shall apply to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat which is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle. For purposes of this section, an “approved helmet” means a bicycle helmet which conforms to the following standards:
(1) A bicycle helmet that was manufactured prior to March 11, 1999, shall meet or exceed the minimum bicycle helmet safety standards set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), or the Snell Memorial Foundation;
(2) A bicycle helmet that was manufactured on or after March 11, 1999, shall meet or exceed the minimum bicycle helmet safety standards set by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
(b) Any parent or guardian who fails to cause the parent's or guardian's child to wear a bicycle helmet, as provided herein, shall be fined for the first offense $25, and for each subsequent offense, $50.
(c) The Court may dismiss all charges pursuant to this section upon presentation of evidence that a violator hereof has purchased or obtained a bicycle helmet which meets or exceeds the standards set forth herein subsequent to the violation.
(d) The requirements of this section shall apply at all times while a bicycle is being operated on any property open to the public or used by the public for pedestrian and vehicular purposes.
(e) Failure to wear a bicycle helmet as herein described shall not be considered evidence of either comparative or contributory negligence in any civil suit arising out of any accident in which a person under 18 years of age is injured, nor shall failure to wear a bicycle helmet be admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
(f) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of the helmet requirements of this section that the violator is a member of a recognized church or religious denomination and whose religious convictions, in accordance with the tenets and practices of the violator's church or religious denomination, are against the wearing of a helmet.
70 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 289, §§  1-5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198L. Exemption for bicycle-mounted police officers.

§ 4198L. Exemption for bicycle-mounted police officers.
Bicycle-mounted police officers, while responding to an emergency or during the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, are exempt from the obligations under this subchapter.
70 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices › § 4198M. Mopeds and tripeds.

§ 4198M. Mopeds and tripeds.
(a) Mopeds and tripeds shall not be operated upon interstate and limited access highways, even to cross such highways, nor shall they be operated on the right-of-way of an operating railroad, except to cross such railroad, nor shall they be operated on any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles unless the helper motor has been turned off.
(b) No person shall drive a moped or triped without having been licensed as an operator of a motor vehicle under this title. The licensee shall have such license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a moped or triped. The licensee does not need a motorcycle endorsement to operate a moped or triped.
(c) Regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a moped or triped is operated upon any public road or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(d) Mopeds or tripeds shall be registered under regulations which shall be adopted by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The registration and reregistration fee for mopeds or tripeds shall be $5.00 for a 3-year registration period. Upon registration of a moped or triped, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue a decal or a distinctive number plate to be affixed to the moped or triped as indication of registration.
(e) Title and vehicle document fees must be paid. Liens can be recorded.
(f) A moped license plate will be issued and has to be displayed on the rear of the moped so it is clearly visible. All moped registrations will expire on December 31. A registration card will be issued in the same manner as other vehicles.
(g) Safety inspections. — Mopeds shall be exempt from Delaware's safety inspection. Division of Motor Vehicles personnel will verify the vehicle identification number on those vehicles titled in another jurisdiction which are being titled in Delaware for the first time. A fee of $15 shall be charged for Division of Motor Vehicles technicians to perform an offsite vehicle identification number verification.
(h) No motor vehicle insurance is required for the operation of a moped or triped.
(i) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate or ride as a passenger upon a moped or triped unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet which meets or exceeds the standards set forth in § 4198K of this title.
(j) If the moped or triped owner is not a Delaware resident, Delaware will honor the laws of his or her home state regarding the registration of such vehicle. However, the operator of a moped or triped must hold a valid driver license from his or her state of residence.
70 Del. Laws, c. 208, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 397, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 173, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XIII. Safety Zones; Passengers in Vehicles › § 4199. Driving through safety zone prohibited.

§ 4199. Driving through safety zone prohibited.
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4197;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XIII. Safety Zones; Passengers in Vehicles › § 4199A. Riding without owner's consent; protrusion beyond limits of vehicle.

§ 4199A. Riding without owner's consent; protrusion beyond limits of vehicle.
No person shall ride upon any vehicle without the consent of the driver and when any person is riding on any vehicle with the driver's consent, no part of the person's body must protrude beyond the limits of the vehicle.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4198;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter XIII. Safety Zones; Passengers in Vehicles › § 4199B. Riding in house trailers.

§ 4199B. Riding in house trailers.
It shall be unlawful to ride in a house trailer being towed by another vehicle.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4199;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4201. Duty of driver involved in collisions resulting in property damage or injury.

§ 4201. Duty of driver involved in collisions resulting in property damage or injury.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a collision resulting in apparent damage to property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the collision. Said stop should be made as close to the scene of the collision as possible without obstructing traffic more than necessary. The driver shall immediately undertake reasonable efforts to ascertain whether any person involved in the collision was injured or killed. If such collision resulted in injury or death, the driver shall comply with § 4203 of this title. If, after reasonably ascertaining that there are no injuries or deaths, and if the damaged vehicle is obstructing traffic, the driver of the vehicle must make every reasonable effort to move the vehicle or have it moved so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic more than necessary. If the damage resulting from such collision is to the property of the driver only, with no damage to the person, property of another, or the environment, the driver need not stay at the scene of the collision but shall immediately make a report of the damage resulting as required by § 4203 of this title.
(b) The driver shall give the driver's name, address and the registration number of a vehicle and exhibit a driver's license or other documentation of driving privileges to the owner of the property or the driver or occupants of any vehicle with which the driver's vehicle collides.
(c) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined no less than $230 nor more than $1,150 or imprisoned not less than 60 days nor more than 6 months.
(d) The Secretary shall revoke the driver's license and/or driving privilege of every person convicted under this section. Such revocation shall be for a period of 6 months.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4201;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  6;  66 Del. Laws, c. 238, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 247, §§  2, 3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  1-4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4202. Duty of driver involved in collision resulting in injury or death to any person; penalty.

§ 4202. Duty of driver involved in collision resulting in injury or death to any person; penalty.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an collision resulting in injury or death to any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such collision. Said stop should be made as close to the scene of the collision as possible without obstructing traffic more than necessary. The driver shall give the driver's name, address and the registration number of the driver's vehicle and exhibit a driver's license or other documentation of driving privileges to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured in such collision reasonable assistance, including the carrying of such person to a hospital or physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person, or by contacting appropriate law-enforcement or emergency personnel and awaiting their arrival.
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section when that person has been involved in a collision resulting in injury to any person shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor, be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000 or imprisoned not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years.
(c) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section when that person has been involved in a collision resulting in death to any person shall be guilty of a class E felony. The provisions of § 4206(a) or § 4217 of Title 11 or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, the sentence for such offense shall include a period of incarceration of not less than 1 year and the first 6 months of any sentence imposed shall not be suspended.
(d) The Secretary shall revoke the driver's license and/or driver's privilege of every person convicted under this section. Such revocation shall be for a period of 1 year if the person is convicted and sentenced pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such revocation shall be for a period of 2 years if the person is convicted and sentenced pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Except as provided in § 927 of Title 10, notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Court of Common Pleas shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try and finally determine any misdemeanor violation of this section, and any other violation of any offense set forth in this title which was allegedly committed during the same incident. The jurisdiction of the justices of the peace over such matters is hereby terminated.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4202;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  14A;  65 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  7;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  39;  69 Del. Laws, c. 93, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 247, §  4;  73 Del. Laws, c. 163, §§  1-3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  5-9;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4203. Duty to report collisions; evidence.

§ 4203. Duty to report collisions; evidence.
(a) After complying with the requirements of §§ 4201 and 4202 of this title, the driver of any vehicle involved in the following described vehicular collisions shall immediately report such collision to the police agency which has primary jurisdictional responsibility for the location in which the collision occurred:
(1) When the collision results in injury or death to any person;
(2) When the collision occurs on a public highway and results in property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more; or
(3) When it appears that any collision involving a driver whose physical ability is impaired as a result of the use of alcohol or drugs or any combination thereof.
(b) When a collision is not required to be reported under subsection (a) of this section, the driver may report such collision to the appropriate police agency as described in subsection (a) of this section, after complying with § 4201(b) of this title.
(c) Police agencies may investigate any collision which occurs within that agency's jurisdiction.
(d) Police agencies shall investigate and complete the State of Delaware Uniform Traffic Collision Report supplied by the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security on all reported collisions involving an impaired driver, apparent property damage to the extent of $2,000 or more or personal injury or death to a person, when such collisions occur within that agency's jurisdiction.
(e) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security may require drivers involved in collisions, or police departments, to file supplemental reports of collisions upon forms furnished by it whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Such reports shall be without prejudice, shall be for the information of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and shall not be open to public inspection. The fact that such reports have been so made shall be admissible in evidence solely to prove a compliance with this section but no report or any part thereof or statement contained therein shall be admissible in evidence for any other purpose in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of such collisions.
(f) [Repealed.]
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4203;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 426;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  14B;  59 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  2;  66 Del. Laws, c. 238, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 258, §§  1-3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  138;  76 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  10, 11;  83 Del. Laws, c. 220, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4204. Report of damaged vehicles; cars involved in fatal collisions.

§ 4204. Report of damaged vehicles; cars involved in fatal collisions.
(a) The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in a serious collision or struck by any bullet shall report to the nearest police station or sheriff's office within 24 hours after such motor vehicle is received, giving the engine number, registration number and the name and address of the owner of such vehicle.
(b) Cars involved in collisions resulting in death to human beings shall not be moved from the place of the collision until arrival of police, except if needed to convey an injured person to a hospital or doctor.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4204;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  12, 13;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4205. Penalties.

§ 4205. Penalties.
(a) Whoever violates this chapter or Chapter 41 of this title shall for the first offense be fined not less than $25 nor more than $75. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be fined not less than $57.50 nor more than $95. All second offenses, before being punishable as such, shall have been committed within 24 months after the commission of the first offense unless otherwise specifically provided.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to violations for which penalties are prescribed elsewhere in this chapter or Chapter 41 of this title.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4211;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  21;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  40;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  29;  74 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  9;  78 Del. Laws, c. 208, §§  11-13;  81 Del. Laws, c. 247, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4205A. Classification of offenders sentenced to imprisonment under this title.

§ 4205A. Classification of offenders sentenced to imprisonment under this title.
(a) For offenses under this title, except those which involve injury or death caused to another person by the person's driving or operation of the vehicle or which involve a driving under the influence-related conviction or offense as defined in § 4177B(e)(1)a.-d. of this title, the terms of imprisonment defined in this title may be served at Supervision Accountability Level IV as defined in § 4204(c)(4) of Title 11.
(b) For offenses under this title which involve injury caused to another person by the person's driving or operation of the vehicle or a driving under the influence-related conviction or offense as defined in § 4177B(e)(1)a.-d. of this title, any term of imprisonment defined in this title shall be served at Supervision Accountability Level V as defined in § 4204(c)(5) of Title 11 or at Supervision Accountability Level IV as defined in § 4204(c)(4) of Title 11 provided that such Level IV placement must be served in a Department of Correction facility which requires full-time residence at the facility and that the person may not be outside the confines of that facility without armed supervision.
(c) For offenses under this title which involve death caused to another person by the person's driving or operation of the vehicle any term of imprisonment defined in this title shall be served at Supervision Accountability Level V as defined in § 4204(c)(5) of Title 11.
(d) A sentencing judge shall not designate under which provision of this section an offender sentenced to imprisonment for a violation of a provision of this title is to be classified to serve the offender's imprisonment. Classification pursuant to the provisions of this section of an offender sentenced to imprisonment for violation of a provision of this title shall be done at the discretion of the Department of Correction in accordance with Chapter 65 of Title 11.
74 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  9;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4206. Removal of vehicles from collision scene prohibited.

§ 4206. Removal of vehicles from collision scene prohibited.
No person shall remove from the scene of a collision resulting in apparent property damage any vehicle without the consent of the owner of any property which has been damaged in such collision unless a police officer is present at the scene of such collision and authorizes the removal.
For the purposes of this section, the term “person” shall not include the owner of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle at the time of the collision or a passenger in such vehicle at the time of the collision.
62 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  14, 15;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 42. REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS; PENALTIES; INTERPRETATION OF LAWS › § 4207. Uniformity of interpretation.

§ 4207. Uniformity of interpretation.
Chapters 41 and 42 of this title shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate the general purpose of those chapters to make uniform among the states the law relating to motor vehicles.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4220;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. Equipment Requirements › § 4301. Hard rubber tires.

§ 4301. Hard rubber tires.
Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber at least 1 inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery on its entire traction surface.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  121;  Code 1935, §  5659;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4301;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. Equipment Requirements › § 4302. Projections from periphery of tires; exceptions.

§ 4302. Projections from periphery of tires; exceptions.
(a) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except as otherwise provided in this section. Farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway may be used, and tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.
(b) The use of studded tires on all motor vehicles using the highways of this State is permitted from October 15 to April 15.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  121;  Code 1935, §  5659;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4302;  58 Del. Laws, c. 128.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. Equipment Requirements › § 4303. Brakes — General requirements.

§ 4303. Brakes — General requirements.
(a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle and any trailer or semitrailer attached thereto including 2 separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least 2 wheels and shall be so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the 2. A motorcycle need be equipped with only 1 brake. All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall conform to regulations, not inconsistent with this subchapter, to be promulgated by the Secretary. All brakes shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
(b) All braking distances specified in this subchapter shall apply to all vehicles mentioned herein, whether such vehicles are loaded or are not loaded to the maximum capacity permitted under Chapter 45 of this title.
(c) Except as provided in this subsection, no motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway in this State, shall utilize or employ any brake or braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of, the vehicle's internal combustion engine or exhaust systems. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the equipping of any motor vehicle with a braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of, the vehicle's engine or exhaust systems. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of a braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of, the vehicle's engine or exhaust system in an emergency situation or an emergency vehicle including police, fire, ambulance, emergency medical service vehicles or other emergency vehicles.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  123;  40 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  8;  Code 1935, §  5661;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4303;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  15A;  76 Del. Laws, c. 368, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. Equipment Requirements › § 4304. Brakes — Performance requirements.

§ 4304. Brakes — Performance requirements.
(a) The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be adequate to stop such vehicle when traveling 20 miles per hour within a distance of 30 feet when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material where the grade does not exceed 1 percent.
(b) Under the road conditions mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, the hand brake shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 55 feet and the hand brake shall be adequate to hold such vehicle stationary on any grade upon which operated.
(c) Under the road conditions mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, the service brakes upon a motor vehicle equipped with 2-wheel brakes only shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 40 feet and the hand brake adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 55 feet.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  123;  40 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  8;  Code 1935, §  5661;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4304;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. Equipment Requirements › § 4305. Brakes — Trailers and semitrailers.

§ 4305. Brakes — Trailers and semitrailers.
No trailer or semitrailer with a gross weight of load and vehicle in excess of 4,000 pounds shall be operated on the highways of this State at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour unless equipped with suitable brakes controlled by the operator of the towing vehicle.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  123;  Code 1935, §  5661;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4305;