75 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 35 - Special Vehicles And Pedestrians

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Operation of Pedalcycles

• Section 3501 - Applicability Of Traffic Laws To Pedalcycles
  (a) General rule.--Every person riding a pedalcycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of...
• Section 3502 - Penalty For Violation Of Subchapter
  Any person violating any provision of this subchapter is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine...
• Section 3503 - Responsibility Of Parent Or Guardian
  The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit the child or ward to violate any...
• Section 3504 - Riding On Pedalcycles
  (a) Use of seat by operator.--A person propelling a pedalcycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached...
• Section 3505 - Riding On Roadways And Pedalcycle Paths
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), every person operating a pedalcycle upon a highway shall obey the applicable rules of...
• Section 3506 - Articles Carried By Operator
  No person operating a pedalcycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the
• Section 3507 - Lamps And Other Equipment On Pedalcycles
  (a) Lamps and reflectors.--Every pedalcycle when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped on the front with a lamp which emits a...
• Section 3508 - Pedalcycles On Sidewalks And Pedalcycle Paths
  (a) Right-of-way to pedestrians.--A person riding a pedalcycle upon a sidewalk or pedalcycle path used by pedestrians shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian...
• Section 3509 - Parking
  (a) Sidewalks.-- (1) A person may park a pedalcycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic-control device. (2) A pedalcycle...
• Section 3510 - Pedalcycle Helmets For Certain Persons
  (a) General rule.--A person under 12 years of age shall not operate a pedalcycle or ride as a passenger on a pedalcycle unless the...
• Section 3511 - Pedalcycles Prohibited On Freeways
  (a) General rule.--No person shall ride a pedalcycle on a freeway. (b) Exceptions.-- (1) The department and local authorities, on highways under their respective...
• Section 3512 - Pedalcycle Helmet Fund (Repealed)
  § 3512. Pedalcycle Helmet Fund (Repealed). 1995 Repeal. Section 3512 was repealed December 15, 1995, P.L.655, No.72, effective in 60 days.
• Section 3513 - Civil Immunity For Lenders Of Pedalcycle Helmets
  No person or organization who or which lends to another person or organization a pedalcycle helmet, as described in section 3510 (relating to pedalcycle...
• Section 3514 - Operation Of Pedalcycles With Electric Assist
  No person under 16 years of age shall operate a pedalcycle with electric assist. (Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2543, No.154, eff. 60 days) 2014 Amendment....

Subchapter B.  Special Rules for Motorcycles

• Section 3521 - Applicability Of Traffic Laws To Motorcycles
  Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the...
• Section 3522 - Riding On Motorcycles
  (a) Use of seat by operator and passengers.--A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached to the...
• Section 3523 - Operating Motorcycles On Roadways Laned For Traffic
  (a) Right to use of lane.--All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such...
• Section 3524 - Footrests And Handhold
  Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests and handhold for the passenger. (Dec....
• Section 3525 - Protective Equipment For Motorcycle Riders
  (a) Protective headgear.--Except as provided in subsection (d), no person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle (other than a...
• Section 3526 - Lighted Lamp Requirements For Motorcycles
  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4302 (relating to periods for requiring lighted lamps), the operator of a motorcycle, manufactured during or after 1986, upon...

Subchapter C.  Rights and Duties of Pedestrians

• Section 3541 - Obedience Of Pedestrians To Traffic-control Devices And Regulations
  (a) Traffic-control devices.--A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of a police officer or other appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic....
• Section 3542 - Right-of-way Of Pedestrians In Crosswalks
  (a) General rule.--When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a...
• Section 3543 - Pedestrians Crossing At Other Than Crosswalks
  (a) General rule.--Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a crosswalk at an intersection or any marked crosswalk shall yield...
• Section 3544 - Pedestrians Walking Along Or On Highway
  (a) Mandatory use of available sidewalk.--Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along...
• Section 3545 - Pedestrians Soliciting Rides Or Business
  No person shall: (1) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. (2) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of...
• Section 3546 - Driving Through Or Around Safety Zone
  (a) Through zones.--No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. (b) Around zones.--Traffic may move on either side...
• Section 3547 - Right-of-way Of Pedestrians On Sidewalks
  The driver of a vehicle emerging from or entering an alley, building, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching...
• Section 3548 - Pedestrians To Yield To Emergency Vehicles
  (a) General rule.--Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of this title, every...
• Section 3549 - Blind Pedestrians
  (a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any totally or partially blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane...
• Section 3550 - Pedestrians Under Influence Of Alcohol Or Controlled Substance
  A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance to a degree which renders the pedestrian a hazard shall not...
• Section 3551 - Compliance With Bridge And Railroad Warning Signals
  (a) Bridges.--No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach to any bridge beyond the bridge signal, gate or barrier after a...
• Section 3552 - Penalty For Violation Of Subchapter
  Except as otherwise provided for in this subchapter, any pedestrian violating any provision of this subchapter is guilty of a summary offense and shall,...

Subchapter D.  Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

• Section 3571 - Pedalcycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee
  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation the Pennsylvania Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. (b) Composition.--The committee shall...

Subchapter E.  Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices

• Section 3581 - Equipment
  (a) Exemption.--Electrical personal assistive mobility devices shall be exempted from the vehicle equipment requirements in Chapters 41 (relating to equipment standards), 43 (relating to...
• Section 3582 - Pedalcycle Helmets For Certain Persons
  (a) General rule.--A child under 12 years of age may not operate an EPAMD unless the person is wearing a pedalcycle helmet meeting the...
• Section 3583 - Epamd Prohibited On Freeways
  No person shall operate an EPAMD on a freeway.

Subchapter F.  Operation of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

• Section 3591 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies to the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on certain highways or roadways in this Commonwealth.
• Section 3592 - Required Equipment
  (a) General rule.--A neighborhood electric vehicle operated upon any highway or roadway in this Commonwealth shall be maintained in proper condition and comply with...
• Section 3593 - Operation On Certain Highways Or Roadways
  (a) Operation on State highways.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided under paragraphs (2) and (3), a neighborhood electric vehicle may not be operated upon...
• Section 3594 - Same Treatment As Passenger Cars
  A neighborhood electric vehicle shall be considered a passenger car for the purposes of Part II (relating to title, registration and licensing) and section...
• Section 3595 - Seating Limitation
  A neighborhood electric vehicle may not be operated at a time in which the number of passengers exceeds the number of available safety belts...
• Section 3596 - Waiver Of Liability
  (a) General rule.--A purchaser of a new neighborhood electric vehicle in this Commonwealth shall execute a waiver and certify that the neighborhood electric vehicle...

Last modified: October 8, 2016