Section 28.35.140. Unlawful obstruction or blocking of traffic; duty to yield to following traffic.

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   (a) A person may not purposely obstruct or block traffic on any roadway by any means.  However, a service vehicle such as a bus, garbage truck, tow truck, or ambulance may make brief stops on a roadway, which stops on the roadway are necessary in the performance of its services.
   (b) A person operating a motor vehicle at any time on a two-lane roadway outside of an urban area shall pull the motor vehicle off the roadway at the first opportunity to pull over safely if there are five or more motor vehicles immediately following that motor vehicle. A person operating a motor vehicle who violates this subsection is guilty of an infraction as described in AS 28.90.010(d) and shall be punished by a fine of at least $100.

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Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 91 OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC LANE

History

(Sec. 50-5-7 ACLA 1949; am Sec. 1 ch 174 SLA 1970; am Sec. 1 ch 70 SLA 2002)

                    
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