§ 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) […]
§ 509a. Text-based communications prohibited
(a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication. (b) As used in this section “write, send, or read a text-based communication” means (1) using an electronic wireless communications device to manually communicate with any person using a text-based communication, […]
§ 497. Parking; tickets for violation; procedure; evidence
(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the public street or highway. […]
§ 497a. Parking areas for taxicabs in Charlotte Amalie on tourist days; use
(a) On days in which a tourist ship with 300 or more passengers visits the Port of Charlotte Amalie, the Police Commissioner shall designate on the Main Street of Charlotte Amalie not less than one dozen parking areas for the exclusive use of taxicabs for the period of the ship’s stay in port. (b) Taxicab […]
§ 497b. Parking areas for taxicabs in St. Croix
The Police Commissioner is hereby authorized to establish and from time to time, alter, modify or remove, exclusive parking areas for taxis on the island of St. Croix at such places where he may determine will serve the convenience and needs of the taxi-using public on such island, except that an exclusive, permanent parking area […]
§ 497c. Access of Virgin Islands taxicab operators to docking facilities on tourist ship days
The Police Commissioner is hereby authorized to establish by regulations means for affording access to public docking facilities in the Virgin Islands by taxicab operators on tourist ship days.
§ 497d. Taxicab access to privately owned or operated docking facilities on tourist ship days
Upon the application of any person having jurisdiction over privately owned or operated docking facilities in the Virgin Islands, the Commissioner of Public Safety may regulate the operation of motor vehicles by taxicab operators on the ground or grounds of such docking facilities on tourist ship days.