§2068. Parking 1. On ways. The following provisions apply to parking on public ways. A. A person may not park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, on the traveled portion of a public way outside of a business or residence district when it is practicable to park off of the way. [PL 1993, […]
§2069. Authority to remove an improperly parked vehicle; vehicles used in commission of a crime 1. Parked in violation. A law enforcement officer, employees or agents of the Department of Transportation or employees or agents of the Maine Turnpike Authority may cause the removal of a vehicle or require the operator to move the vehicle […]
§2070. Passing another vehicle 1. Passing on left. An operator of a vehicle passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction must pass to the left at a safe distance and may not return to the right until safely clear of the passed vehicle. An operator may not overtake another vehicle by driving off the […]
§2071. Turning and signals 1. Prohibition. An operator may not turn a vehicle or move right or left on a public way unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 2. Turn signal. An operator must give […]
§2072. U-turns An operator may not turn a vehicle to proceed in the opposite direction on a curve or on the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle can not be seen by the operator of another vehicle approaching in either direction within 500 feet. [PL 1993, c. 683, […]
§2073. Authority to regulate speeds 1. Authority to regulate. Except as provided in section 2075, subsection 2 and notwithstanding section 2074, subsection 1, the Commissioner of Transportation, with the approval of the Chief of the State Police, may: A. Restrict the maximum rate of speed on a public way where a speed limit will […]
§2074. Rates of speed An operator shall operate a vehicle at a careful and prudent speed not greater than is reasonable and proper having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the way and of other conditions then existing. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. […]
§2075. Other speed regulations 1. Operation impeding movement of traffic. A person may not operate a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation of the motor vehicle or in compliance with law. [PL 2003, c. […]
§2076. Railroad or grade crossings 1. Reduction of speed at crossing. An operator of a motor vehicle passing a sign provided for in Title 23, sections 1251 and 1252 shall, at a distance of 100 feet from the nearest rail of the crossing reduce the vehicle speed to a reasonable and proper rate, observe in […]
§2077. Working on ways Sections 2051, 2053, 2055, 2056, 2066, 2068 and 2076 do not apply to a person, motor vehicle and other equipment actually engaged in work on the surface of a public way, but do apply to such a person and vehicle when traveling to or from such work. [PL 2013, c. […]
§2078. Emergency rule For public safety or convenience, during a fire, accident, emergency or special event, a law enforcement officer may temporarily close a way to vehicular traffic or to vehicles of a certain description, or divert pedestrian or vehicular traffic. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. […]
§2079-A. Excessive sound system noise 1. Prohibition. A person may not operate a sound system in a vehicle on a public way at a volume that is audible at a distance of greater than 25 feet and that exceeds 85 decibels or that is greater than is reasonable with due regard to the location of […]
§2079. Unnecessary noise Braking or acceleration may not be unnecessarily made so as to cause a harsh and objectionable noise. [PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).
§2080. Operation of all-terrain and off-road vehicles Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle is operated on a way, the vehicle and operator are subject to all provisions of this Title, except chapters 5, 7, 13 and 15. Whenever an all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle is operated on a […]
§2081. Use of safety seat belts and child restraint systems 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. [PL 2019, c. 299, §2 (RP).] A-1. “Belt positioning seat” means a child restraint system that positions a child on a motor vehicle seat […]
§2082. Windows 1. Obstructions. A person may not operate a vehicle with a sign, poster, opaque or semitransparent material or substance on the front windshield, side wing or side or rear window that obstructs the operator’s clear view of the way or an intersecting way. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL […]
§2083. Protective headgear 1. Requirement. The following persons must wear protective headgear: A. If under 18 years of age, a passenger on a motorcycle or moped or in an attached side car; [PL 2017, c. 51, §1 (AMD).] B. If under 18 years of age, an operator of a motorcycle or moped; […]
§2084. Bicycles and scooters 1. Night equipment. A bicycle, scooter or motorized bicycle or tricycle, when in use in the nighttime, must have: A. Lighted a front light that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 200 feet to the front; [PL 2003, c. 510, Pt. A, §25 (RPR).] […]
§2085. Designated no-passing zones in residential areas A municipality may request the department to designate a segment of a state or state aid highway in that municipality as a no-passing zone if the highway is outside the compact area of an urban compact municipality, as defined in Title 23, section 754. Such a request must […]
§2086. Riding in trunk prohibited (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 29-A, SECTION 2085) A person may not ride in or occupy the trunk of a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion on a public way. [RR 1999, c. 1, §39 (RAL).] SECTION HISTORY RR 1999, c. 1, §39 (RAL).
