RCW 46.61.205

Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway—Vulnerable users of a public way—Fine.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 26 Wash. App. 766 - State v. Lutman (1980)

Most recently applied in 835 F. Supp. 1236 - Richardson v. United States (October 1993)

2023 c 471 s 9; 2019 c 403 s 8; 1990 c 250 s 88; 1965 ex.s. c 155 s 31.

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(1) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles lawfully approaching on said highway.

(2)(a) When right-of-way has not been yielded in accordance with this section to a vehicle that is a vulnerable user of a public way, a driver of a motor vehicle found to be in violation of this section must be assessed an additional fine equal to the base penalty assessed under RCW 46.63.110(3). This fine may not be waived, reduced, or suspended, unless the court finds the offender to be indigent, and is not subject to the additional fees and assessments that the base penalty for this violation is subject to under RCW 2.68.040, 3.62.090, and 46.63.110.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "vulnerable user of a public way" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 46.61.5259.

(3) The additional fine imposed under subsection (2) of this section must be deposited into the vulnerable roadway user education account created in RCW 46.61.145.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.