The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
011
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MISCELLANEOUS RULES
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1119)
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§ 1119. Opening and closing vehicle doors
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side nearest to moving traffic
unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the
movement of traffic, nor may any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle
nearest to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload
passengers. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973.)