PRINTER'S NO. 1695
No. 1467 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY DORR, A. C. FOSTER, JR., RITTER, THOMAS, KOLTER AND COLE, JUNE 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 6, 1979
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, further prohibiting parking on highways for certain 3 purposes. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 3353(a)(1), of Title 75, act of November 7 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania 8 Consolidated Statutes, is amended to read: 9 § 3353. Prohibitions in specified places. 10 (a) General rule.--Except when necessary to avoid conflict 11 with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or 12 vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police 13 officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: 14 (1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: 15 (i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or 16 parked at the edge or curb of a street except that a 17 pedalcycle may be parked as provided in section 18 3509(b)(2) (relating to parking).
1 (ii) On a sidewalk except that a pedalcycle may be 2 parked as provided in section 3509(b)(2). 3 (iii) Within an intersection. 4 (iv) On a crosswalk. 5 (v) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb 6 within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite 7 the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is 8 indicated by official traffic-control devices. 9 (vi) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or 10 obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would 11 obstruct traffic. 12 (vii) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure 13 upon a highway or within a highway tunnel. 14 (viii) On any railroad tracks. 15 (ix) In the area between roadways of a divided 16 highway, including crossovers. 17 (x) At any place where official signs prohibit 18 stopping. 19 (xi) On the side of any highway within the right-of- 20 way for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any 21 farm produce or manufactured goods. This restriction 22 shall not apply to any farm produce grown on a farm 23 adjacent to such highway. 24 * * * 25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. F6L60RZ/19790H1467B1695 - 2 -