TITLE 49

MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 6

RULES OF THE ROAD

49-605.  Driving upon sidewalk. No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or temporary driveway. This section shall not apply to any vehicle moved exclusively by human power, a personal delivery device, an electric personal assistive mobility device, nor to any motorized wheelchair. For the purposes of assuring the safety of pedestrians and others using sidewalks, a political subdivision having jurisdiction over sidewalks may, by ordinance or by traffic control device, regulate the time, place and manner of the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices.

History:

[49-605, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 144, p. 656; am. 2002, ch. 160, sec. 4, p. 473; am. 2017, ch. 147, sec. 3, p. 363.]