75 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 33 - Rules Of The Road In General

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 3301 - Driving On Right Side Of Roadway
  (a) General rule.--Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway except as follows: (1)...
• Section 3302 - Meeting Vehicle Proceeding In Opposite Direction
  Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right and, upon roadways having width for not more than one...
• Section 3303 - Overtaking Vehicle On The Left
  (a) General rule.--The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions and...
• Section 3304 - Overtaking Vehicle On The Right
  (a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under one of the following conditions:...
• Section 3305 - Limitations On Overtaking On The Left
  No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center or marked center line of the roadway in overtaking and passing another...
• Section 3306 - Limitations On Driving On Left Side Of Roadway
  (a) General rule.--No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under any of the following conditions: (1) When approaching or...
• Section 3307 - No-passing Zones
  (a) Establishment and marking.--The department and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or...
• Section 3308 - One-way Roadways And Rotary Traffic Islands
  (a) Establishment and marking.--The department and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a...
• Section 3309 - Driving On Roadways Laned For Traffic
  Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others not...
• Section 3310 - Following Too Closely
  (a) General rule.--The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for...
• Section 3311 - Driving On Divided Highways
  (a) General rule.--Whenever any highway has been divided into two or more roadways by leaving an intervening space, physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing...
• Section 3312 - Limited Access Highway Entrances And Exits
  No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public...
• Section 3313 - Restrictions On Use Of Limited Access Highways
  (a) General rule.--The department may regulate or prohibit the use of any limited access highway by any class or kind of traffic which is...
• Section 3314 - Prohibiting Use Of Hearing Impairment Devices
  (a) General rule.--No driver shall operate a vehicle while wearing or using one or more headphones or earphones. (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit...
• Section 3315 - Passing And Overtaking Streetcars
  (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the driver of a vehicle may not overtake and pass to the left of a...
• Section 3316 - Prohibiting Text-based Communications
  (a) Prohibition.--No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway or trafficway in this Commonwealth while using an interactive wireless communications device to...

Subchapter B.  Right-of-way

• Section 3321 - Vehicle Approaching Or Entering Intersection
  (a) General rule.--When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on...
• Section 3322 - Vehicle Turning Left
  The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way...
• Section 3323 - Stop Signs And Yield Signs
  (a) Intersections controlled by signs.--Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in section 6124 (relating...
• Section 3324 - Vehicle Entering Or Crossing Roadway
  The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from any place other than another roadway shall yield the right-of-way to...
• Section 3325 - Duty Of Driver On Approach Of Emergency Vehicle
  (a) General rule.--Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle making use of an audible signal and visual signals meeting the requirements and standards...
• Section 3326 - Duty Of Driver In Construction And Maintenance Areas Or On Highway Safety Corridors
  (a) Areas indicated by traffic-control devices.--The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work...
• Section 3327 - Duty Of Driver In Emergency Response Areas
  (a) General rule.--When approaching or passing an emergency response area, a person, unless otherwise directed by an emergency service responder, shall: (1) pass in...
• Section 3328 - Unmarked Police Vehicles
  (a) General rule.--The Pennsylvania State Police, in consultation with the department, shall promulgate regulations for the use of unmarked vehicles by police officers. The...

Subchapter C.  Turning, Starting and Signals

• Section 3331 - Required Position And Method Of Turning
  (a) Right turn.--The driver of a vehicle intending to turn right shall approach the turn and make the turn as close as practicable to...
• Section 3332 - Limitations On Turning Around
  (a) General rule.--The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless the movement can...
• Section 3333 - Moving Stopped Or Parked Vehicle
  No person shall move a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked unless and until the movement can be made with safety.
• Section 3334 - Turning Movements And Required Signals
  (a) General rule.--Upon a roadway no person shall turn a vehicle or move from one traffic lane to another or enter the traffic stream...
• Section 3335 - Signals By Hand And Arm Or Signal Lamps
  (a) General rule.--Any stop or turn signal shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as...
• Section 3336 - Method Of Giving Hand And Arm Signals
  All signals given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner except as indicated...

Subchapter D.  Special Stops Required

• Section 3341 - Obedience To Signal Indicating Approach Of Train
  (a) General rule.--Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver...
• Section 3342 - Vehicles Required To Stop At Railroad Crossings
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (b), before crossing at grade any track or...
• Section 3343 - Moving Heavy Equipment At Railroad Grade Crossings
  (a) General rule.--No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, power shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating...
• Section 3344 - Emerging From Alley, Driveway Or Building
  Unless otherwise directed by official traffic-control devices erected in accordance with provisions of Subchapter B of Chapter 31 (relating to traffic-control devices), the driver...
• Section 3345 - Meeting Or Overtaking School Bus
  (a) Duty of approaching driver when red signals are flashing.--Except as provided in subsection (g), the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking any...
• Section 3346 - Emergency Vehicles Entering Or Leaving Official Garage
  If an emergency vehicle is leaving or returning to its garage and the emergency lights of the emergency vehicle are engaged, the driver of...

Subchapter E.  Stopping, Standing and Parking

• Section 3351 - Stopping, Standing And Parking Outside Business And Residence Districts
  (a) General rule.--Outside a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or stand any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway...
• Section 3352 - Removal Of Vehicle By Or At Direction Of Police
  (a) Outside business and residence districts.--Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of section 3351 (relating to...
• Section 3353 - Prohibitions In Specified Places
  (a) General rule.--Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance...
• Section 3354 - Additional Parking Regulations
  (a) Two-way highways.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle standing or parked upon a two-way highway shall be positioned parallel to and...

Subchapter F.  Speed Restrictions

• Section 3361 - Driving Vehicle At Safe Speed
  No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual...
• Section 3362 - Maximum Speed Limits
  (a) General rule.--Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with section 3361 (relating to driving vehicle at safe speed),...
• Section 3363 - Alteration Of Maximum Limits
  On highways under their respective jurisdictions, local authorities subject to section 6109(e) (relating to specific powers of department and local authorities) or the department,...
• Section 3364 - Minimum Speed Regulation
  (a) Impeding movement of traffic prohibited.--Except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, no person shall drive a...
• Section 3365 - Special Speed Limitations
  (a) Bridges and elevated structures.-- (1) No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a...
• Section 3366 - Charging Speed Violations
  In every charge of violation of a speed provision in this subchapter, except for a violation of section 3361 (relating to driving vehicle at...
• Section 3367 - Racing On Highways
  (a) Definitions.--As used in this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: "Drag race." The...
• Section 3368 - Speed Timing Devices
  (a) Speedometers authorized.--The rate of speed of any vehicle may be timed on any highway by a police officer using a motor vehicle equipped...

Last modified: October 8, 2016