§ 509b. Televisions and television type receiving equipment prohibited
(a) No motor vehicle operated on the roads and highways of the Virgin Islands shall be equipped with any television or television type receiving equipment so located that the viewer, display or screen is visible from the driver’s seat. (b) As used in this section “television type receiving equipment” includes electronic equipment capable of playing […]
§ 510. White Cane Law
(a) Any blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a dog guide equipped with a rigid “U”-shaped harness, shall have the right-of-way in crossing any highway, street, or any intersection thereof, and all drivers of vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to […]
§ 511. Traffic signal preemption device
(a) For purposes of this section, a “traffic signal preemption device” means any device that emits a pulse of light or other signal that, when received by a detector attached to a traffic control signal, changes that traffic control signal. (b) It is unlawful to install, transport or operate a traffic signal preemption device in […]
§ 512. Schedule of fines for traffic violations
VIC VIOLATION DESCRIPTION 1st. FEE 2nd. FEE 3rd. FEE T 20, 374 Allowing unlicensed driver to operate vehicle 50.00 100.00 150.00 T 20, 461(a), (b) Operating vehicles with bald tires 30.00 40.00 50.00 T 20, 461(a), (b) Operating vehicles with broken windshield 50.00 75.00 100.00 T 20, 465(e) Operating or carrying person on motorcycle without […]
§ 513. Traffic fines
The fines collected under Part II of this title must be distributed as follows: (1) 15 percent must be disbursed to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; (2) 40 percent must be disbursed to the Virgin Islands Police Department to be divided equally between the district of St. Croix and the district of St. Thomas and […]
§ 505. Starting parked vehicle
No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
§ 506. Emerging from alley, driveway or building
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a 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 public street or highway […]
§ 507. Limitations on backing
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
§ 508. Opening and closing vehicle doors
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load […]
§ 509. Use of handheld mobile telephones while driving prohibited
(a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following words and phrases have the meanings given to them in this subsection. (1) “Engage in a call” means talking into or listening on a hand-held mobile telephone, but does not include holding a mobile telephone to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. (2) […]