P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5154
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle on a public road only under the following conditions:
(a) When the overtaken vehicle is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) On a public road whose roadway is neither obstructed nor occupied by parked vehicles and is wide enough to allow two (2) or more lines of traffic moving in each direction.
(c) On a one-way traffic public road or roadway when the roadway is not obstructed and is wide enough to allow two (2) or more lines of traffic movement.
In every case, the driver of a vehicle may pass on the right, as provided above, when doing so safely, but said movement shall never be made by driving outside the pavement or off the roadway nor using the paseo of the public road.
The paseo (shoulder) may be used with prudence and only in a case of emergency by all medical emergency vehicles, of the Puerto Rico Police, the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps and any other vehicle that services emergencies or disasters that is duly authorized for such purposes. This authorization applies only when the drivers of said vehicles are prevented from moving through the other lanes, and an emergency is being tended to, according to the determination of a prudent and reasonable mind. Furthermore, a driver whose vehicle has suffered a mechanical problem or when the driver is unable to drive shall be allowed to park therein. At no time shall traffic be allowed on green areas or the area of land adjacent to the paseo. Traffic shall be allowed on the paseo or annex extensions when authorized by duly accredited police or emergency personnel.
Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall incur an administrative fault and shall be punished with a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25). However, the fine for a driver who drives his/her vehicle on the paseo shall be of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 6.04; Jan. 23, 2006, No. 30, § 1, eff. 120 days after Jan. 23, 2006.