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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-235. - Vehicle not to be driven on left side of highway on curve or upgrade.

No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the highway (1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve or elsewhere in the highway where a free and unobstructed view of the highway ahead may not be had for a sufficient distance to insure driving with safety or (2) when approaching within one hundred feet of or crossing any intersection or railroad grade crossing. These limitations shall not apply on a one-way street or highway so designated by any traffic authority. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1385d; P.A. 75-577, S. 78, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 added statement that violation of provisions is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Cited. 149 C. 385; 150 C. 356; 206 C. 608; 208 C. 94.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
The only intent requisite to a conviction is the intent or purpose to do the prohibited act; without that intent, no crime has been committed. 24 CS 214.
Where defendant contended that he was not aware of intersection, that there were no “no passing” signs and that he had no intent to commit prohibited act, held that affirmative proof of intent is not required; 24 CS 214 distinguished. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 9, 10, 11.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-236. - Multiple-lane highways.

When any highway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, (1) a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has ascertained that such movement can be made with safety, and (2) the Office of the State Traffic Administration may erect, on state highways, and local traffic authorities, in accordance with standards approved by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may erect on highways under their jurisdiction, signs directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or, with signs, signals or markings, may designate those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the highway, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of each such sign, signal or marking. Violation of subdivision (1) of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1388d; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 22; P.A. 75-577, S. 79, 126; P.A. 12-132, S. 18.)
History: 1965 act deleted reference to state aid highways and added provision re local traffic authorities; P.A. 75-577 stated that violation of Subdiv. (1) is an infraction; P.A. 12-132 replaced “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2012.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Cited. 161 C. 204. Whether defendant violated section and such violation was the proximate cause of plaintiff's damage are questions for the jury. 167 C. 533. Cited. 171 C. 35. Cited in jury charge. 172 C. 29. Cited. 206 C. 608; 211 C. 690.
Cited. 4 CA 451; 11 CA 11; 29 CA 512; 34 CA 189; 46 CA 633.
Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 441; 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 695.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-237. - Driving on divided highways.

When any highway has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section, each vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway and no vehicle shall be driven over or across any such dividing space, barrier or section, except through an opening or at a crossover or intersection established by public authority. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1389d; P.A. 75-577, S. 80, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 stated that violation of provisions is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
To require affirmative proof of an intent to commit the act prohibited would import into statute a requirement never contemplated by the legislature; where the course of a motor vehicle is contrary to statute, it is usually a permissible inference that the operator of the vehicle was the responsible agent in causing it to take that course. 150 C. 35. Cited. 161 C. 204; 191 C. 266; 206 C. 608; 234 C. 660.
Cited. 1 CA 517; 4 CA 451.
An esplanade dividing northbound and southbound roadways is sufficient “intervening space”; knowledge or intention forms no element of the offense; the act alone, irrespective of its motive, constitutes the crime. 23 CS 197. Cited. 38 CS 675.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-238. - Controlled-access highways.

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. Violation of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1390d; P.A. 75-577, S. 81, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 stated that violation of section is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Cited. 161 C. 204; 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-238a. (Formerly Sec. 13a-59). - Illegal entry on limited access highway.

Entry upon a limited access highway at any place other than a highway intersection or designated point as provided in section 13b-27 shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 2239; 1958 Rev., S. 13-120; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 59; 587; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 79; P.A. 75-577, S. 82, 126.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and added provision for $25 maximum fine; Sec. 13a-59 transferred to Sec. 14-238a in 1969; 1969 act deleted provisions re powers of commissioner with respect to limited access highways; P.A. 75-577 replaced fine provision with statement that violation of section is an infraction and substituted “Entry upon” for “Any person who enters”.
See Sec. 13b-27 re commissioner's authority to designate and regulate limited access highways.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Cited. 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-238b. - Designation of high occupancy vehicle lane. Exception for blood transport vehicle.

(a) As used in this section, (1) “high occupancy vehicle lane” means a traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with an operator and one or more passengers; (2) “blood transport vehicle” means a motor vehicle owned by a nonprofit general blood banking operation or nonprofit blood collection facility licensed by the state that transports human blood and blood products; and (3) “blood products” means any substance derived from human blood, including, but not limited to, plasma, platelets and red or white blood cells.
(b) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate a lane on any multiple lane limited access highway as a high occupancy vehicle lane and erect or cause to be erected signs identifying any such high occupancy vehicle lane. The office shall permit the operator of a blood transport vehicle to use any such high occupancy vehicle lane, regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle, provided the operator (1) is transporting human blood and blood products between a collection point and a hospital or storage center; (2) displays a removable decal or sign indicating such vehicle is transporting human blood and blood products between a collection point and a hospital or storage center on each side of such vehicle and at the rear of such vehicle; and (3) displays the logo or emblem of the nonprofit general blood banking operation or nonprofit blood collection facility, as the case may be, on each side of such vehicle.
(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 22-40, S. 21.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-239. - One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.

(a) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate any state highway and local traffic authorities may designate streets and highways under their jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect signs, devices or markings conforming to the standards of the Office of the State Traffic Administration giving notice thereof. Upon any highway so designated a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction indicated.
(b) A vehicle passing around a rotary or roundabout shall have the right of way over entering vehicles and shall be driven only to the right of such rotary or roundabout, unless otherwise directed by signs.
(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1391d; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 23; P.A. 75-577, S. 83, 126; P.A. 05-210, S. 25; P.A. 12-132, S. 19.)
History: 1965 act deleted obsolete reference to state aid highways and added provisions re local traffic authorities and traffic commission standards in Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 05-210 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “rotary traffic island” with “rotary or roundabout”, specifying vehicles within rotary have right-of-way over entering vehicles and deleting “or unless the length of the vehicle makes such movement impracticable”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration” and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2012.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Cited. 159 C. 91; 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-240a. - Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart. Intent to harass or intimidate.

(a) No person operating a motor vehicle shall follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of such vehicles, the traffic upon and the condition of the roadway or highway and weather conditions, with the intent to harass or intimidate the operator of the preceding motor vehicle.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or be both fined and imprisoned for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not more than six hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.
(P.A. 84-516, S. 6.)
See Sec. 14-111g operator's retraining program.
Cited. 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451; 9 CA 686.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-243. - Starting or backing vehicle.

(a) No person shall move a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic, nor without signalling as provided by section 14-244.
(b) No person shall back a vehicle unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1396d; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 25; P.A. 75-577, S. 87, 126.)
History: 1965 act added “and without interfering with other traffic” to Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 added Subsec. (c).
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
In request to charge, party must employ greater specificity than mere paraphrase of certain portions of statute without hint of their applicability to, or operative effect on, the case. 149 C. 541. Cited. 180 C. 137.
Cited. 3 CA 391.
Cited. 10 CS 68.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-244. - Signals.

Any stop or turn signal required by section 14-242 or 14-243 may be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device. Hand signals shall be as follows: (1) To stop or decrease speed: Hand and arm extended downward; (2) to turn left or to leave or draw away from a curb or the edge of the highway: Hand and arm extended horizontally with forefinger pointed; (3) to turn right: Hand and arm extended upward. Each operator of a motor vehicle who makes a turn signal by means of signal lamps or mechanical signal device shall turn in the direction indicated and return such signal to the nonoperating position immediately after completing the movement for which a signal has been given. Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1395d; 1957, P.A. 137; 1971, P.A. 23; P.A. 75-577, S. 88, 126.)
History: 1971 act changed hand signals for stopping or decreasing speed and for making right turn; P.A. 75-577 stated that violation of provisions is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Backing in highway without signal. 108 C. 562; 111 C. 364. Cited. 114 C. 421. Mere act of turning is not sufficient signal. 115 C. 468. Statute is not limited to vehicles operated on traveled portion. 116 C. 253. Stoplight to be adequate signal must light up before stopping begins. 117 C. 615. Instructions to jury concerning change of direction. 121 C. 509. Failure to signal affords basis of recovery only if proximate cause of damage. 122 C. 262. Hand signal is not required in preference to mechanical signal. Id., 217; 127 C. 288. Failure to signal as not a substantial factor. 125 C. 75. Stopping without signal; duty of driver following to use reasonable care. Id., 472. Failure to signal as a substantial factor in producing accident. 127 C. 313. Cited. 129 C. 537. Failing to signal intention of slackening and changing direction. 130 C. 381. Jury could find that proper signals were given. 135 C. 627. Violation is negligence per se but charge held adequate which stated that statute required a certain course of action. 146 C. 10. Cited. 149 C. 371, 372. Where, in special defense of contributory negligence, defendant's alleged failure to use care of reasonably prudent person, to keep proper lookout and to operate automobile in such manner as to prevent collision, reference by court in its charge to statute was proper. Id., 386. Cited. 154 C. 615; 155 C. 409. Whether defendant violated section and such violation was the proximate cause of plaintiff's damage are questions for the jury. 167 C. 533.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 694.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-246. - Right-of-way at intersection turn.

Section 14-246 is repealed.
(1955, S. 1398d; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 26; 1971, P.A. 66, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-246a. - Right-of-way at junction of highways.

The driver of any vehicle on a highway which joins but does not cross another highway shall, unless otherwise directed by a traffic officer, grant the right-of-way at the point where such highways join to any vehicle approaching on the other highway from either direction when such vehicles are arriving at approximately the same time at the area which would be common to both highways if they crossed each other. Failure to grant the right-of-way as provided by this section shall be an infraction.
(1971, P.A. 299, S. 2; P.A. 75-577, S. 90, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 stated that failure to grant right-of-way is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-247. - Right-of-way at driveway or private road.

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such highway. Failure to grant the right-of-way as provided by this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1399d; P.A. 75-577, S. 91, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 made failure to grant right-of-way an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.
Annotations to former section:
Rule denying right-of-way to user of private way is not merely an exception to rule that car on right has right-of-way at intersection; duty of operator coming out of private way is to give vehicle on highway fair and reasonable opportunity to pass. 110 C. 358. Cited. 117 C. 699. User of private way has no right to drive out when this involves danger of collision. 127 C. 374.
Cited. 9 CS 142. Entry onto public highway from a private driveway discussed. 10 CS 183.
Annotations to present section:
Cited. 206 C. 608.
Cited. 4 CA 451.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-247a. - Right-of-way yielded by one emerging from alley, driveway or building.

The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence area, emerging from an alley, driveway or building, shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such roadway. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 27; P.A. 75-577, S. 92, 126.)
History: P.A. 75-577 stated that violation of provisions is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-247b. - Right-of-way yielded to signaling motor bus.

The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a motor bus traveling in the same direction when such motor bus gives an appropriate signal in the manner provided in section 14-244 to reenter the flow of traffic. Violation of this section shall be an infraction.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 37.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-248a. - Cattle crossings.

The Commissioner of Transportation, or the local traffic authority on highways under its jurisdiction, shall control the placing of cattle crossing signs within the limits of the traveled portion of the roadway of any public highway. No such cattle crossing sign shall be so placed without the securing of a permit from said commissioner or such traffic authority, as the case may be, which permit shall specify the size, color, wording and placement of such signs. Cattle crossing signs shall be so placed only when animals are actually crossing or are about to cross the roadway. When such signs are in position, the operator of any vehicle shall appropriately reduce speed or stop if necessary to avoid endangering or striking any animal crossing the roadway. Failure to reduce speed or stop in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.
(February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 28; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 141; P.A. 75-577, S. 93, 126.)
History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 75-577 stated that failure to reduce speed or stop as specified in section is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-248b. - Livestock crossing paths. Right-of-way.

(a) The traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297, shall have power to designate, by appropriate devices or markers or by lines upon the surface of the highway, such crossing paths and intersections as, in its opinion, constitute an especial danger to guided cattle or other livestock crossing the highway including, but not limited to, specially marked crossing paths in the vicinity of farms which shall have distinctive markings, in accordance with the regulations of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, to denote use of such crossing paths by guided cattle or other livestock.
(b) Persons guiding cattle or other livestock across the highway shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, approaching such person and emitting any audible signal or displaying or making any visual signal reasonably indicating that such vehicle is being operated in an emergency situation. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the driver of such an authorized emergency vehicle from any duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway or from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any person, cattle or other livestock. Each operator of a motor vehicle shall grant the right-of-way and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to grant the right-of-way, to any person guiding cattle or other livestock across the roadway within a crossing path. No operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall overtake and pass any vehicle the operator of which has stopped at any crossing path marked, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, to permit guided cattle or other livestock to cross the roadway. A violation of this subsection shall be an infraction.
(P.A. 02-57, S. 1; P.A. 12-132, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-249. - Stopping at grade crossings.

(a) An operator of a motor vehicle shall bring his or her motor vehicle to a full stop at a railroad grade crossing when warned of an approaching locomotive or a train by a law enforcement officer or flashing lights erected at such grade crossing pursuant to an order of the Commissioner of Transportation and shall refrain from passing over such crossing until the approaching locomotive or train has passed such crossing.
(b) An operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall refrain from passing over such grade crossing, regardless of whether flashing lights are erected or are operable at such grade crossing, unless all tracks are clear.
(c) An operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, drive such motor vehicle at a rate of speed that will enable such motor vehicle to be stopped when required by the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section or section 14-250.
(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(1955, S. 1401d; P.A. 75-486, S. 42, 69; 75-577, S. 94, 126; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; 78-372, S. 4, 5, 7; P.A. 87-449, S. 1; P.A. 05-218, S. 38.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine with statement that violation of section is an infraction and made technical grammatical change; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced public utilities control authority with commissioner of transportation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-372 expanded provisions by making failure “to refrain from passing over such crossing until the approaching locomotive or train shall have passed such crossing” an infraction; P.A. 87-449 increased penalty from an infraction to a $150 fine; P.A. 05-218 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making technical changes, adding “law enforcement officer” and deleting penalty provision, added Subsec. (b) requiring operator of a commercial vehicle to refrain from passing over grade crossing unless all tracks are clear, added Subsec. (c) requiring operator of a commercial motor vehicle, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, to drive at a speed that will enable motor vehicle to be stopped when required and added Subsec. (d) specifying that violation of section is infraction, effective July 1, 2005.
See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
See Sec. 14-301(e) re stopping at stop signs posted at grade crossings.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-250a. - Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks.

(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon, nor shall any motor vehicle be left parked, standing or stopped on or across, any public sidewalk except to cross such sidewalk to enter or leave adjacent areas or to perform necessary sidewalk construction, maintenance or snow removal.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in section 14-289h.
(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 18; P.A. 75-577, S. 95, 126; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 68.)
History: P.A. 75-577 made violation of provisions an infraction; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 designated existing prohibition as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re electric personal assistive mobility devices and designated existing penalty as Subsec. (c), effective August 15, 2002.
Cited. 30 CA 742. Exception permitting motorist to cross sidewalk if leaving adjacent area applies to entering or exiting a driveway but not to turning around to reverse direction. 154 CA 621.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-250b. - Obstructing intersection.

(a) No operator of a motor vehicle, other than a tractor-trailer unit, as defined in section 14-1, shall proceed into an intersection that has been designated, posted and marked by a municipality in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, except when making a turn, unless there is sufficient space on the opposite side of the intersection to accommodate such motor vehicle without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding the indication of a traffic control signal that would permit such operator to proceed into the intersection.
(b) Any municipality may, by ordinance, designate one or more intersections within that municipality to which the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply. The municipality shall (1) post signs at each such designated intersection indicating that blocking the intersection is prohibited and violators are subject to a fine, and (2) mark, in white paint, the boundary of such intersection with a line not less than one foot in width and the area within such boundary line with parallel diagonal lines not less than one foot in width.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
(P.A. 09-171, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-252. - Parking so as to obstruct driveway.

No person shall park or leave stationary on a public highway any vehicle in front of or so as to obstruct or interfere with the ingress to or egress from any private driveway or alleyway, except with the permission of the owner of such private driveway or alleyway. Such parking or stationary position of any vehicle with such permission shall be subject to existing parking regulations. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 2510; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 29; P.A. 75-577, S. 101, 126.)
History: 1965 act added provision requiring compliance with parking regulations when blocking drive or alley; P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $25 maximum fine with statement that violation of provisions is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-252a. - Removal of ice and snow from motor vehicle required. Penalty.

(a) The operator of any noncommercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any such operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars and shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.
(b) If the operator of a noncommercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars for each offense.
(c) On and after December 31, 2013, the operator of any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any such operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars and shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.
(d) On and after December 31, 2013, if the operator of a commercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars but not more than twelve hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
(e) This section shall not apply to (1) any operator of a motor vehicle during a period of snow, sleet or freezing rain if such period began and continued during the period of the motor vehicle's operation, or (2) any operator of a motor vehicle during the time such vehicle is parked.
(P.A. 10-182, S. 1; P.A. 11-256, S. 19, 56; P.A. 13-102, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 10-182 effective December 31, 2013; P.A. 11-256 changed effective date of P.A. 10-182, S. 1, from December 31, 2013, to October 1, 2011, made Subsec. (a) applicable to noncommercial vehicle operators, made technical changes and deleted provision re commercial vehicles in Subsec. (b), added new Subsecs. (c) and (d) re requirements and fines applicable to commercial vehicle operators on and after December 31, 2013, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (e); P.A. 13-102 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) to add provisions re violation to be deemed an infraction.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-253b. - Municipal police departments to report violations of handicapped parking laws.

Section 14-253b is repealed.
(P.A. 84-377, S. 2, 4; P.A. 94-188, S. 29.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-255 and 14-256. - Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. Following vehicle to dim lights.

Sections 14-255 and 14-256 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2438; 1955, S. 1334d; 1957, P.A. 106; 1967, P.A. 834, S. 30.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-257. - Crowded seats. Riders on outside of vehicle. Aisle seats.

(a) No person shall operate any vehicle upon any public highway or other public place when the operator thereof is crowded or hampered by any person beside or in front of him or by reason of having in such vehicle more than the number of persons for whom reasonable and safe seating space is provided. No person shall operate any motor vehicle, except one in use by a fire or police department or in the regular conduct of business by any public utility or public or private refuse collection service or except a state or municipal maintenance vehicle, when any person is riding upon the running board, fender, hood or top of such vehicle.
(b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire having seats placed in any aisle.
(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 2426; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 30; P.A. 75-577, S. 102, 126; P.A. 84-292; P.A. 90-263, S. 51, 74.)
History: 1965 act deleted restriction of provisions to crowded “front” seats, deleted provision authorizing repairmen to ride outside vehicles, deleted graduated penalty schedule and added provisions re hampering the driver and public utility and municipal maintenance exceptions; P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine in Subsec. (c) with statement that violation of provisions is an infraction; P.A. 84-292 amended Subsec. (a), permitting riders on the outside of public or private refuse collection vehicles; P.A. 90-263 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “motor vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire” for “public service motor vehicle or motor bus”.
Question of fact whether seating capacity of front seat is sufficient for 3 persons. 121 C. 96, see 123 C. 353.
Cited. 40 CA 495.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-258 and 14-259. - Use of metal tires restricted. Use of radio telephones.

Sections 14-258 and 14-259 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2495; 1949, 1955, S. 1338d; 1969, P.A. 446, S. 2; 768, S. 143; P.A. 73-544, S. 25; P.A. 75-577, S. 103, 126; P.A. 77-19, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-260. - Filling tanks.

Placing gasoline or other fuel in the tank of any vehicle while the engine of such vehicle is running shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 2511; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 31; P.A. 75-577, S. 97, 126.)
History: 1965 act deleted the word “motor” before the word “vehicle”; P.A. 75-577 replaced prohibition against filling tank while engine running with statement that doing so is an infraction.
See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-261b. - Drug and alcohol testing of drivers of certain vehicles, mechanics and forklift operators.

(a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Driver” means an employee driver or a contract driver under contract for ninety days or more in a period of three hundred sixty-five days; and
(2) “Employer” means a person employing or contracting with a driver.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, (1) any person employing a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, operating in intrastate commerce in the state shall require such driver to submit to testing as provided by federal law pursuant to 49 USC 31306 and 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391, and (2) any person employing a driver of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand and one pounds or more but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds, a mechanic who repairs or services such a vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or a forklift operator may require such driver, mechanic or operator to submit to testing as provided by federal law pursuant to 49 USC 3102 and 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391.
(c) Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars which shall be imposed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54. The commissioner shall impose a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars for any subsequent failure to comply by such employer.
(P.A. 91-316, S. 1, 2; 91-406, S. 24, 29; P.A. 94-189, S. 17; P.A. 95-140; P.A. 00-169, S. 28; P.A. 07-224, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 91-406 substituted reference to Subsec. (f) for (e) in Subsec. (a) and “or” for “and” between Subdivs. (3) and (4) in Subsec. (d); P.A. 94-189 amended Subsec. (a) by adding a reference to Secs. 31-51u and 31-51v, changing the vehicle weight rating from “over twenty-six thousand pounds” to “twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more” and adding Subsec. (g) concerning a civil penalty; P.A. 95-140 reversed the order of Subsecs. (a) and (b), eliminating the definition of “urinalysis drug test” in Subsec. (a) and inserting in Subsec. (b) provisions requiring that all drivers of commercial motor vehicles, as defined, submit to alcohol and drug testing and authorizing the testing of drivers of motor vehicles with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more but not more than 26,000 pounds, mechanics who repair such vehicles or commercial motor vehicles and forklift operators and deleted Subsecs. (c) to (f), inclusive, re urinalysis drug tests, relettering the remaining Subsec. accordingly; P.A. 00-169 amended Subsec. (b) by making a technical correction; P.A. 07-224 amended Subsec. (c) by increasing civil penalties from $300 to $1,000 for failure to comply and from $1,000 to $2,500 for subsequent failure to comply, effective July 1, 2007.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-262b. - Permits for operating or towing mobile homes. Width and length of vehicles. Regulations.

Notwithstanding section 14-270, the Commissioner of Transportation shall establish a program for the purpose of issuing permits allowing the following vehicles to be operated upon any highway or bridge: (1) A mobile home with a width greater than fourteen feet but no greater than sixteen feet; (2) a mobile home attached to a towing vehicle which has a combined length of one hundred feet or less if such mobile home has a length over eighty feet; or (3) a mobile home attached to a towing vehicle which has a combined length of one hundred four feet if such mobile home has a length of eighty feet or less. Such permit shall specify conditions under which such mobile home shall be permitted to operate, including, but not limited to, the period of time such operation shall be authorized. For the purposes of this section, “mobile home” has the same meaning as provided in section 21-64a. The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 03-96, S. 1; P.A. 11-256, S. 11; P.A. 14-122, S. 109.)
History: P.A. 11-256 amended Subdivs. (2) and (3) to replace “towing vehicle” with “mobile home”, effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-262c. - Tow dolly.

A tow dolly shall be exempt from the registration requirements of chapter 246. As used in this section “tow dolly” means a two-wheeled trailer without motive power (1) that is towed by a motor vehicle, (2) that is designed and used to tow another motor vehicle, and (3) upon which the front or rear wheels of the towed motor vehicle are mounted while the other wheels of the towed motor vehicle remain in contact with the ground.
(P.A. 10-110, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 10-110 effective June 5, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-262d. - Permits for vehicles transporting mobile homes, modular homes, house trailers or sectional houses.

(a) The Commissioner of Transportation may grant a permit for vehicles transporting mobile homes, modular homes, house trailers or sectional houses. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to prescribe standards for issuance of such permits, provided such standards include, but are not limited to, a requirement that (1) the towing vehicle have a minimum manufacturer's gross weight rating of ten thousand pounds and dual wheels on the drive axle; (2) travel for such vehicles be restricted to daylight hours, weekdays, and favorable weather and road conditions; (3) travel for such vehicles in excess of twelve feet wide be restricted to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays through Thursdays; (4) the maximum width for house trailers be fourteen feet, including all roof overhangs, sills, knobs and siding; (5) a safe passing distance be maintained between vehicles when the overall width of such vehicles exceeds ten feet; (6) the combined length of the unit when attached to the towing vehicle not exceed eighty-five feet, except that ninety feet is permitted when the towed unit does not exceed sixty-six feet in length excluding the hitch and the roof overhang.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of any permit issued under this section or fails to obtain such a permit shall be subject to the applicable penalties in subsection (g) of section 14-270.
(P.A. 12-81, S. 55; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 118.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “permits” for “vehicles” re standards for issuance and make technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-263. - Length of camp trailers.

Section 14-263 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2498; 1955, S. 1380d; 1969, P.A. 354, S. 2; 768, S. 145.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-264. - Special permits for vehicles of excessive height.

No vehicle, except a vehicle loaded with loose hay or straw, whose height, with its load, exceeds thirteen feet six inches, shall be operated upon any highway or bridge without a special written permit from the Commissioner of Transportation as provided in section 14-270, specifying the period for which and the other conditions under which such vehicle shall be permitted to be so operated. Violation of the provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 2501; 1967, P.A. 153, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 354, S. 3; 768, S. 146; P.A. 75-577, S. 104, 126; P.A. 99-181, S. 22, 40.)
History: 1967 act increased maximum height from 12 feet 6 inches to 13 feet 6 inches; 1969 acts deleted “commercial” with reference to vehicles, thus broadening applicability, added reference to Sec. 14-270 and replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for maximum fine of $25 with statement that violation of provisions is an infraction; P.A. 99-181 changed penalty for violation from an infraction to a fine of $1,500, effective June 23, 1999.
Violation constitutes negligence but to constitute contributory negligence it must be a proximate cause or substantial factor in bringing about the injuries. 145 C. 714.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-265. - Special permits for trailers.

Section 14-265 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2502; 1969, P.A. 354, S. 4; 768, S. 147; P.A. 82-223, S. 17; P.A. 83-577, S. 22; P.A. 91-216, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-266. - Operating vehicles of over four tons' capacity on restricted highways.

The Commissioner of Transportation may restrict the use of motor vehicles of over four tons' capacity on any state highway or portion thereof which, in his opinion, would be seriously injured by such use. No person shall operate any such motor vehicle on any such restricted highway or portion thereof. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 2499; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 148; P.A. 90-263, S. 25, 74.)
History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 90-263 deleted reference to commercial motor vehicles.
Cited. 22 CS 489.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-267. - Operating overweight commercial vehicles. Highway weighing required. Penalty.

Section 14-267 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2422; 1953, S. 1317d; February, 1965, P.A. 240; 1969,P.A. 446, S. 3; 768, S. 149; 1971, P.A. 506; P.A. 75-194, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-188, S. 9, 10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use › Section 14-267b. - Weight restrictions for motor buses. Penalties.

(a) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4) and (8) of subsection (b) of section 14-267a shall not apply to any motor bus, as defined in section 14-1, if such motor bus complies with the weight limits specified in 23 CFR 658.17.
(b) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (f) of section 14-267a.
(P.A. 99-181, S. 38, 40; P.A. 04-217, S. 28; P.A. 10-110, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 99-181 effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 04-217 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate reference to Sec. 14-1(a)(44), effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 10-110 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 5, 2010.