75 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 31 - General Provisions

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws

• Section 3101 - Application Of Part
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this part relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation...
• Section 3102 - Obedience To Authorized Persons Directing Traffic
  No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of: (1) any uniformed police officer, sheriff or constable...
• Section 3103 - Persons Riding Animals Or Driving Animal-drawn Vehicles
  (a) General rule.--Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall...
• Section 3104 - Persons Working On Highways
  Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this part, except those contained in Subchapter B of Chapter 37 (relating to serious traffic offenses), shall...
• Section 3105 - Drivers Of Emergency Vehicles
  (a) General rule.--The driver of an emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected...
• Section 3106 - Operators Of Streetcars
  Every operator of a streetcar upon any roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties...
• Section 3107 - Drivers In Funeral Processions
  (a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle which is being driven in a funeral procession may: (1) Park or stand irrespective of the provisions...
• Section 3108 - Drivers Of Certified Escort Vehicles
  (a) General rule.--The driver of a certified escort vehicle that is being operated to escort a super load must be certified and licensed by...

Subchapter B.  Traffic-control Devices

• Section 3111 - Obedience To Traffic-control Devices
  (a) General rule.--Unless otherwise directed by a uniformed police officer or any appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic, the driver...
• Section 3111.1 - Obedience To Traffic-control Devices Warning Of Hazardous Conditions
  (a) General rule.--The driver of any vehicle, unless otherwise directed by an emergency service responder, shall not drive past, around or through a sign...
• Section 3112 - Traffic-control Signals
  (a) General rule.--Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in...
• Section 3113 - Pedestrian-control Signals
  (a) General rule.--Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting words or symbols are in place, the signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Word "Walk" or walking...
• Section 3114 - Flashing Signals
  (a) General rule.--Whenever a flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic signal or with a traffic sign it shall require obedience...
• Section 3115 - Lane-direction-control Signals
  When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a...
• Section 3116 - Automated Red Light Enforcement Systems In First Class Cities
  (a) General rule.-- (1) A city of the first class, upon passage of an ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3112(a)(3) (relating to traffic-control...
• Section 3117 - Automated Red Light Enforcement Systems In Certain Municipalities
  (a) General rule.--A municipality, upon passage of an ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3112(a)(3) (relating to traffic-control signals) by recording violations using an...

Subchapter C.  Fines

• Section 3121 - Ems Costs
  In addition to any other costs that may be imposed under this part for a traffic violation, except for a parking violation, a cost...

Last modified: October 8, 2016