Town of Wallingford
Snowmobiles
Ordinance
Regulating Snowmobiles
CHAPTER
3: SNOWMOBILE REGULATIONS
§3301.
ORDINANCE APPLICABLE
The laws of
the State of Vermont shall apply in all instances not covered by this Chapter,
provided that the provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all
snowmobiles operated within the Town of Wallingford, Vermont except as otherwise
declared and determined by the laws of this State.
§3302.
EFFECT OF REGULATION
a)
It shall be a violation of this Revision for any person to do any act
forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this Chapter.
b)
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize
or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of
this Chapter.
c)
These regulations applicable to snowmobiles shall apply whenever a
snowmobile is operated upon any street, road, or highway, whether State, Town,
or otherwise, within the Town of Wallingford.
§3303.
TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO SNOWMOBILES
Every
person riding a snowmobile upon a street, road or highway shall be granted all rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the
driver of any vehicle by the laws of the State, by this Revision, and by any
other ordinances from time to time declared by the Town of Wallingford, except
as to special regulations in this Chapter and except as to those provisions of
law and ordinance which by their nature can have no application.
§3304.
RIDING ON ROADWAYS
Every
person operating a snowmobile upon a street, road or highway shall operate said
snowmobile in single file, as near to the right hand side of the highway as
practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle, provided that
it shall be unlawful for a snowmobile to pass to the left of a moving automobile
upon any street, road, or highway.
§3305.
RIDING ON CERTAIN STREETS PROHIBITED
Except when
crossing the following streets in accordance with Section 3307 of this Chapter,
it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile for any purpose, for
any distance upon School Street, Depot Street, North Main Street, South Main
Street, or Railroad Street, all within Fire District No. 1 of the Village of
Wallingford.
§3306.
OPERATION ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
a)
Subject to the limitations of Section 3305 of this Chapter, and except as
hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a
snowmobile upon any regularly plowed street, road, or highway, except for the
purpose of traveling from one snowmobile trail to another, provided that in no
event shall any person operate a snowmobile upon any regularly plowed street,
road, or highway for a distance in excess of two-hundred fifty (250) feet.
b)
Snowmobiles may be operated without limitation as to distance, upon Town Highway
No. 6 from Route 140 East to the intersection of Town Highway No. 51, bridge at
intersection of Route 103 and School Street in the Village of East Wallingford,
and upon Church Street, when and where signs are erected by order of the
Selectmen designating a portion or portions of said highways as snowmobile
trails.
§3307.
CROSSING HIGHWAYS
It shall be
unlawful for a person to cross a highway on a snowmobile except in the following
manner:
a)
The crossing shall be made at approximately right angles to the direction
of traffic on the street or highway, and;
b)
The Snowmobile shall be brought to a complete stop before entering the
traveled portion of the highway, and;
c)
The driver of the snowmobile shall yield the right of way to all motor
vehicles approaching on the highway, and;
d)
All of the pertinent provisions of this Chapter and all other applicable
ordinances and laws shall be observed.
§3308.
SPEED
It shall be unlawful for any
person to operate a snowmobile upon any regularly plowed highway within the Town
of Wallingford at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.
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