Section 31-18-20 - Wheelchairs - Rights and duties(a) Every person operating a wheelchair upon a sidewalk or roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian.(b) Every person riding a motorized wheelchair on a bicycle lane, trail or path shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a bicycle operating on a bicycle lane trail or path except: (1) when those rights or duties, by their very nature, can have no application; or(2) as otherwise specifically provided under chapters 1 - 27 of this title.R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-20
P.L. 1985, ch. 116, §2; P.L. 1996 , ch. 337, § 2; P.L. 2005 , ch. 64, § 4; P.L. 2005 , ch. 67, § 4.